On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 06:42 PM, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> When Desgrange first let derailleurs into the TdF in 1937, it was an
> Osgear Super Champion that featured an indexing 4-speed quadrant
> shifter
> on the down tube.
Too true, plus about the same time the Vittoria Margherita was around with the toothed shifter. This is what I get for not consulting "The Dancing Chain" before posting. So maybe I should change my question to, why did it take 50 years for index shifting deraileurs to become popular? Thanks, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Lots of questions and few answers in Santa Barbara, Ca.