Re: [CR]Detailed Info/Guidonnet levers again

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Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:45:02 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Detailed Info/Guidonnet levers again
To: Eric Elman <tr4play@cox.net>, Huemax@aol.com, cbeyer2@volvocars.com, dbilenkey@sympatico.ca, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@cox.net> To: <Huemax@aol.com>; <cbeyer2@volvocars.com>; <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Detailed Info/Guidonnet levers again


> Guidonnet are the ones that curve to follow the shape of a handle bar.
> These came in plastic "GDA" for the Guidonnet or enfant VE." snip...> Now, each VF, GF, VDA, GDA came in two variations: VF B, VF S, GF B, GF S.
> The suffix of B refers to the lever with a "patented stainless steel clip"
> and the S refers to the "simplified stainless clip." > Phew....
> the adult sized items
> have distinct balls at the ends/tips. snip.... I have seen/possessed
> all the childs varients and again, all were aluminium (except the plastic
> racing lever body). I have seen the guidonnet adult in aluminium and have
> seen a Ville in plastic. These are out there and show up on ebay
> sporadically but are not impossible to find.
>

I have the plastic adult variant on a friends Atala awaiting some refurbishment. The clip is aluminium! So add that to the list. Phwew indeed!

Joe B-Z
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