----- 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
GNNJ