Re: [CR]Dual RH side gear levers.

(Example: Framebuilders:Pino Morroni)

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:48:20 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Dual RH side gear levers.
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <001a01c77091$3c90a630$6401a8c0@Staff>
References: <001a01c77091$3c90a630$6401a8c0@Staff>


Amir Avitzur wrote.
> Were single-sided dual derailleur levers such as Huret's Louison Bobet
> model
> (see http://members.aol.com/SatoruMas/brands/huretSLB.html)
> designed only for rear derailleurs with push & pull cables
> or were they designed for front & rear derailleurs?
> I ask because one of my bikes has:
> simplex dropouts (hanger has no threads)
> single sided lever braze-on with a long headless bolt
> dual cable pulley on drive side of bottom bracket
> Did anybody make a cable operated front derailleur that had a drive side
> cable attachment?

I hope for your sake a Juy 543 isn't correct for your frame. Given what 543s go for today I can think of few frames less economically desirable than a frame designed for a 543 lacking one. Can a frame actually have a negative value?

Cheers,
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA
USA