Re: [CR]Dates for top-of-down-tube shifters?

(Example: Production Builders:Teledyne)

Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:01:19 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Dates for top-of-down-tube shifters?
References: <43654E61.2030204@cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <43654E61.2030204@cox.net>


Harvey M Sachs wrote:
> So, the question is this: it has "aero-style" down-tube Suntour
> shifters: mount with a single bolt to braze-on fitting on top of the
> down-tube. I'm sure these were not in vogue (fad?) for very many years,
> but I don't remember when they were The In Thing. Actually sort of neat
> in some cases: I have one set in which the two levers are connected, so
> moving through the gears on the rear shifter causes the front one to
> move a bit to keep the FD cage centered. Any help? One reason that I'm
> interested is that I have the same kind of shifters on a DuraAce
> AX-equipped UniVega I bought from Mark Poore years ago.

I'd say early 80's, probably no later than 1983.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA