Robert,
I almost added "... but Robert Broderick will know for sure" to my email to the list, but I didn't want to put you on the spot. I figured you'd come through with the straight dope if you felt like it. Thanks for that, and for all you do to share your accumulated wisdom with the whole clan.
Respectfully,
Mark Bulgier
Seattle USA
From: R.S. Broderick [mailto:rsb000@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 1:18 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Cc: Mark Bulgier Subject: RE: [CR] WTB: French Thread Headset
Mark,
Regarding vintage Stronglight alloy French threaded headsets, just a quick FYI....
http://www.velo-pages.com/
...as slated for use on my 1977 Peugeot PY-10 CP team bike replica currently undergoing fork crown reconfiguration, blade straightening, seat tube dent removal, and a complete repaint at EBB after the frameset was significantly damaged during shipment from overseas (...and yes, I well realize that both the D6 and D8 predate the A9). But I also have an NOS Stronglight A9 headset with French metric threading on hand which is ultimately destined for a 1984 Peugeot PY-10 FC project at some point in the future - a headset that is essentially the same as one which was recently offered for sale on eBay:
http://ebay.com/
Here are the catalog specifications for various models of vintage Stronglight alloy headsets:
http://www.velo-pages.com/
http://www.velo-pages.com/
http://www.velo-pages.com/
http://www.velo-pages.com/
The only other high quality French threaded alloy headset from that era which I can recall and which is absent the list of potential candidates covered by either you or Chas Colerich would be the JPR derivative MAVIC 300 and 310 models which were available in metric sizing as well as a somewhat clever English / Italian homologized version as seen here:
http://www.velo-pages.com/
Robert "A Quick Heads Up" Broderick ...the "Chronically Cloudy Clime" of Oregon Portland, USA
> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:17:16 -0700
> From: Mark@bulgier.net
> To: seaneee175@gmail.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR] WTB: French Thread Headset
>
>
> Sean Flores wrote:
>
> > Looking to buy a french threaded 1" headset, preferably
> > stronglight and even more preferably alloy. I would love to find
> > one that is more of a "modern" campagnolo style design [snip]
>
>
> Your search for a French threaded 1" headset is doomed, since all
French
> threaded headsets are 25mm, or rarely 28mm (tandem), never 1". Pretty
> minor quibble I know -- just sayin'
>
> Did Stronglight even make alloy headsets in French? Seems like they
> must have, but all the A9 and later alloy Stronglights I've seen were
> English thread.
>
> Who was it who had the French threaded EDCO headsets for sale? I
bought
> one and they had more at the time, but that was a year or two ago --
so
> the chances are good that whoever had 'em then is sold out now. Yellow
> Jersey maybe? The one I got is gold anodized alloy, beautiful and
> _awesome_ quality. Smoothest headset I ever felt. I seem to remember
> they last pretty well too. I put one on the second frame I ever built
> for myself, in about '78. A touring bike, it got lots of miles
> including heavily loaded -- camping with front panniers. Later I sold
> that bike to a guy who rode it around the world.
>
> Super Records are still seen NOS in French now and then. Sorry that
> doesn't help if you need it _now_ but save a search in eBay and one
will
> turn up eventually. I assume that would fit into your definition of "a
> 'modern' campagnolo style design" and it is alloy, just not
Stronglight.
> Three out of four ain't bad eh? Might try http://www.bicycleclassics.com,
they
> mention Campy French headsets but no specifics, just "Please contact
us
> with your specific requirements."
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle WA USA