Peter,
Have you tried a Campagnolo mounting screw? I've had
Simplex and Huret levers whose mounting screws were the same
threading as Campagnolo. The catch was the length. Campagnolo
screws come in 2 lengths and the French things needed the
longer screw (which is probably what everyone has these days
anyway). Of course, there is always the possibility that
Simplex was really diabolical and used 5mm x .75mm threaded
fasteners, such as the ones used by TA.
If this thing remains a puzzle for too long, I recommend
calling Mel Pinto Imports in Falls Church, Va. Mel has an
encyclopedic knowledge of this sort of thing, and usually has
the little bits somewhere in his warehouse.
Bon courage,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> It really is true: Edvard Munch's inspiration for "The
> Scream" were the
> words "French" and "Threading" in the same sentence.
>
> Seems Simplex's retrofriction shifters have a different
> threaded or
> sized mounting screw that doesn't work with their other
> band-on mounts
> like for the Criteriums.
>
> So...
>
> Does any have a band-on mounting for retrofriction shifters
> OR a
> complete lever/band assemby (either solid or open tear drop
> levers) they would like to sell?
>
> Please contact me off list before I run out of my vocabulary
> of French
> invectives.
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA
>
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