Well, the old Normandy hub had English threads after all, so the single speed freewheel spun on just fine once I got the guys at Adam's Bicycle World to remove the old Maillard freewheel and accompanying spoke protector. Still need to get the fenders installed, which will require fabrication of a few little parts, and ultimately I'd like to build up a couple of new wheels. The old Normandy high-flange hubs still look sharp and spin smoothly. I got spacers for the chainring bolts so I only have to run a single chainring. The chain came from The Wife's old Atala that cracked back in the late 80's. The brake levers are from the original-issue Trek mountain bikes, circa 1984. Pedals are Campi Record and the Nervar crankset was the first upgrade I bought for my old Atala 10-speed that I started racing on in 1971. The Blackburn rear rack is the one The Wife used when we toured Colorado in 1983. The bike's probably five pounds lighter since I removed the steel crankset and pedals, derailleurs, steel handlebars, etc. A nice alloy seatpost would be nice, but finding one that will fit is probably a pretty tall order.
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