joel metz 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/
>
> thoughts, anyone?
>
> thanks
>
> -joel
>
These look identical to the shift lever bosses on my recently acquired mid 1960's Taylor.
I believe that these bosses are for Huret shifters. Perhaps this kind worked for others as well. Maybe someone else can comment...
Jack Fortune
Eugene, Oregon