On Jan 23, 2009, at 8:02 AM, Jeremy Rauch wrote:
> On Jan 23, 2009, at 12:45 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
>>
>> The derailleurs aren't brazed on. Singer always brazed a little piece
>> on the seat tube that attaches to the hinge of the Huret derailleur,
>> and a little eyelet on the other side to which the bolt attaches.
>> That replaces the front part of the derailleur clamp. Almost every
>> Alex Singer from the 1970s onward has that system.
>
> What the upside to this system? Seems like it would make it impossible
> to raise or lower the front derailleur.
> Jeremy Rauch
You obviously haven't used the extremely fragile mounting of the Huret front derailleur. Phil Brown Broke 'em myself in Berkeley, Calif.