Those Miserable French
I have coffee almost every morning with two French citizens and have come to the realization that the French are only truly happy when miserable, and being contrary. In no other nation on earth would the unemployed go on strike to protest a law that might get them a job! Since the Jeunet is a French creation, it possesses similar attributes (pump mounts, yes, bottle cage bosses, no). I still have yet to tighten the headset, as I lack the proper spanner. I have tried to measure the nut, in order to purchase the correct size of wrench. It appears to be a 33 mm. Most headset wrenches are 32, 34 or 36 mm. This would suggest that either I am wrong, or that I am disastrously right. I will have to bite the bullet and buy a wrench or two, and hope that, if a 32 or 34 won't work on the Jeunet, they will be satisfactory for the Trek, whose headset was made in that land of joyous, engineering bliss, Japan.

1 Comments:
my guess still stands at 32mm. if you find a large crescent wrench (stay away from the pipe wrench but it will work too...ouch), you should be able to adjust it just fine.
BUT, if its truly french engineering, it may fall odd as a 3 doller bill and measure 33mm (shakes fist). and then goddamnit you should curse them and their worthless army till you turn blue.
even my good natured wife lets out a 'f*cking frenchman!" every now and then when someone ticks her off. Oui!
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