Re: [CR]unknown shifters for restoration

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Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:25:53 -0800
From: "Dan Kehew" <dan.kehew@gmail.com>
To: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]unknown shifters for restoration
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> > 1956 flying scot has cable tunnel guides for front and rear gear mechs
> > brazed on the righthand side of the b/b shell! i can only deduct that
> > both levers were on the right side of the down tube. i have never seen
> > such a device,, has any one got any idea's? BIG thanks to all the folks
> > who make this site possable. Matt Lynch, Edinburgh,Scotland,(0131)444
> > 0026
>
> There was a set of Simplex derrailleurs, shifters and guide that
> included a Juy 543 and a shifter with two right side shift levers on
> Ebay a week or two past. I think rstytnspd was the seller. Hope that
> helps a little...

Good memory, Kurt -- quick check found item number 7141523262. Apparently, this sort of shifter is a dime a dozen. Whoops, quick recalculation -- $3252 a dozen.

Dan Kehew
Davis, CA