Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:30:51 -0500
From: "Harvey M Sachs" <sachshm@cox.net>
To: mark@bikesmithdesign.com,
Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Deathbike project Shifter
<>Mark Stonich wrote:
I'd like to nominate this one from Huret that was on my wife's 1972
Gitane Mixte.
http://bikesmithdesign.com/temp/huret-shifter.jpg At 4.5" in length
it could easily penetrate to a vital organ. As a bonus, the friction
would come out of adjustment after a few shifts, dumping her on the
small cog right when she needed the big one.
+++++++++++++++++++
I've kept a pair of these for a couple of decades now. Maybe when I'll
retire I'll play the joke I've always wanted to: shine 'em up, notch
the edges, and use them to replace the levers on a winve bottle opener.
Would make a nice, facetious, mini-Campag truly vintage bottle opener.
This is not high precision gearing, so it ought to be easy.