Re: [CR]Mystery Campy Shift Lever

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

From: "bikenut" <bikenut@gte.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Mystery Campy Shift Lever
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 07:23:06 -0700


I have 2 of these....One came stock on a Jack Taylor.... The Taylor has drawn much interest over the years due to that very interesting shifter....and that it's a handsome bicycle :^)

Matt Gorski Long Beach Gran Prix, CA

<snip>
> Steve asked:
>
> > Ok, you vintage Campy experts. Here's a shift lever I've never seen.
> > What's up with that huge chrome washer?
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> ViewItem&item=3602464428&category=7295
>
> My guess is that it is a plain and simple regular DT shifter where a
> washer has been taken from an Elefante shift lever. I cannot imagine it
> to have ever come like this from the Campagnolo plant. Anybody else
> have more conclusive evidence?
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ