| Re: freehub in French
"James Thomson" <yosnappyj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "matabala" <wkabout@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> I can tell you how many times I've heard anyone in a french bike
>> shop say "corps de cassette": never. For that matter "moyeu
>> a cassette" falls in the same category.
>
> I wonder what accounts for our divergent experience.
>
perhaps a didactic French bike mecano, y'en a, vous savez
>
>> As you mentioned it can be ambiguous but just "le moyeu"
>> will get the job done provided it's clear you're talking about
>> the part for the rear wheel.
>
> A, I understand. Your *vélociste du coin* is telepathic.
>
Not when a set of eyes will suffice.
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