At 10/21/2004 06:53 PM -0700, joel metz, ifbma/sfbma wrote:
>im counting my chickens before they hatch and trying to decide what shift
>levers these would fit. frame is circa 1949. period taylor catalogues
>would hint at cyclo being standard for the rear, and some sort of simplex
>cable-actuated front derailleur, but since this will be my first 50s-era
>bike, im a little iffy on what fits what - i know there were multiple
>different styles of shift bosses...
>
>http://www.blackbirdsf.org/taylor/images/1431/1431_rey.jpg
>
>thoughts, anyone?
Joel,
I had earlier suggested that your shifter boss looked like Huret. However
I just noticed that Simplex offered just such a boss as a braze-on.
http://bikesmithdesign.com/
Mark Stonich;
BikeSmith Design & Fabrication LLC
http://bikesmithdesign.com