Cheaper Peugeots had an odd arrangement with a brazed on right boss and a clamp on Simplex shifter for the left that fit over the boss. Would such a shifter fit over a Campagnolo boss? If so the result would look less awkward than a seperate shifter.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Listmembers,
>
> Recently, I was fortunate enough to acquire an older Picchio Special
> frameset which is pretty unique. It has creased tubing, lugs with
> hearts and stars, a single shifter boss (right side), and track-like
> rear dropouts. From reading the CR archives, apparently, Art Yow in SF
> has a similar model.
>
> I would really like to have an option for a double chainring setup. I
> know Campy made left side single clamp-on down tube bosses. My
> questions are, would the use of a clamp on boss be restricted by the
> right side cable boss? If so, is there a model that would accommodate
> the existing boss? Do any CR members have such a clamp-on that is for
> sale or know where I can acquire one?
>
> Rick Robbins
> Ada, OH
>
> Findlay, Ohio