Front Headlamp (Headlight) Part 7
次回、この記事の日本語版を投稿します。
In this Front Headlamp (Headlight) series, so far we have covered:
Part 1: Vintage Japanese bicycle headlamps
Part 2: Various mounting locations and hardware (brackets)
Part 3: Features typically found on headlamps before 1955
Part 4: Features typically found on headlamps after 1955
Part 5: Headlamps equipped with pilot lights, speedometer and odometer
Part 6: External/internal focus beam control
In this post, Part 7, we will look at the electrical cord connecting the headlamp to the dynamo.
Actually, there is nothing interesting about the cord itself.
What is interesting is the way the cord is weaved.
Pay attention to the cords in the photos below of unrestored bicycles from the 1950s.
Cords are typically in better shape despite the bicycle being weather-beaten. Notice that in the above examples all the cords are weaved with a chain stitch. The stitch serves two purposes. The primary purpose is to shorten the cord without cutting it as that would be wasteful, and go against the concept of mottainai shugi. The second is for decorative purpose.
On utility or gent's models, the dynamo is commonly attached to the front fork, but sometimes it is found attached to the seat stay, as is commonly the case with carrier (cargo) cycles. I prefer to attach it to the seat stay.
Maybe it is going overboard, but I used the stitch on the dynamo.
The beauty of this stitch is that it not only saves material for possible future use, but is decorative as well.
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