Re: [CR]Guidonnet levers still

From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@cox.net>
To: <Wdgadd@aol.com>, <Huemax@aol.com>, <cbeyer2@volvocars.com>, <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "kenji fusejima" <QYP02710@nifty.com>, "ben kamen" <ko_te_jebe@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Guidonnet levers still
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:05:17 -0400

Kenji & Ben,

Wonderful pictures are very helpful - thanks.

I understand your point that the adult versions came without ball tips (early) and with ball tips (later). Another question though - have you or anyone following this thread ever seen the child sized ville or guidonnet levers with the ball on the end? I believe the childs ones were always without ball tips - no?

Also does anyone know the years that the switch from old style to new style was made?

Kenji, what is there to "despise" about your collection - I admire it and am happy for you to share it with us. What else do you collect that may be of interest to the rest of the list - please share more!

Eric Elman Somers, CT
> http://www12.xdsl.ne.jp/~fuseken/cycle_temp/ville_1.jpg
> The existence of the ball of the end is not help to distinguish between the
> lever for adult and it for children. It shows only the age. With the ball
> is the later model. Without the ball is the early model.
>
> http://www12.xdsl.ne.jp/~fuseken/cycle_temp/ville_3.jpg
> http://www12.xdsl.ne.jp/~fuseken/cycle_temp/ville_4.jpg
> The lever arm for children is slightly short than it for adult.
>
> http://www12.xdsl.ne.jp/~fuseken/cycle_temp/guidonnet.jpg
> The three types of the Mafac guidonnet levers that I own.
>
> Please do not despise my "Japanese style collection".
>
> Kenji Fusejima
> Yokohama Japan