Re: Zeus retrofriction shifters; was Re: [CR]Simplex shifters

Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:37:31 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: Zeus retrofriction shifters; was Re: [CR]Simplex shifters
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>

Charles T. Young wrote:
>> John wrote:
>>
>> << Zeus also made a retrofriction lever (which does not appear to be a
>> branded variety of the Simplex, but rather their own design)>>
> Then Dale wrote:
>> Interesting! That's something I have never seen nor heard about!
>> Anyone got a set of those and/or a picture?
> You've both seen them and photographed them at least once. There are a
> set of the Zeus retrofrictions on the Williams that I brought to the
> 2005 Cirque:
>
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Events/Cirque/Cirque_05/photos/cirque_2005_swap_show_pics2.htm
>
>
> I know, the fillet brazing must have caught your attention instead.

Yup. These are the same ones I have:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/Events/Cirque/2005/show/PICT1023.JPG

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