Steve Leitgen wrote:
> I was curious about Simplex fitting a standard brazed on mount.
> Soooooo......
>
> I pulled the gold Simplex retro friction shifter off a clamp on and
> tried to put it on a brazed on fitting that used to have a campy record
> lever.
>
> THEY DON'T FIT AT ALL. ID on the lever was quite a bit smaller than the
> brazed on post. Didn't bother to try the friction bolt.
>
> So before you try to hammer a Simplex retro on to a fitting remember
> that it sure looks like you need a Simplex specific braze on.
Or just the braze-on version of the retrofriction lever. They seem to turn up regularly enough. They fit perfectly well on my [off-topic] aerobars on one of my bikes:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA