Re: [CR]shifter post size ?

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:20:45 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]shifter post size ?
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Neil Crawford wrote:
> Can anyone help me with a problem regarding a extra long shifter post
> on a early 80's Peugeot. The plastic or I think it's called merlin ?
> has fatigued. When I removed the original shifter I was surprised to
> see that the post was almost double the length of the standard post.
> Has anyone retro fitted or perhaps someone might be able to help with
> finding a suitable replacement.

Simplex shift lever posts were different from the more common Campy type also used by Zeus, SunTour, Shimano, etc. If you can't find a replacement Simplex lever to fit onto it, your best bet might be to remove it and use a clamp-on set.

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