Re: [CR]Campy Shifter Lever Mods?

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To: devotion_finesse@hotmail.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy Shifter Lever Mods?
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:01:28 -0500
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From: "Dale Brown" <oroboyz@aol.com>


<<...my lever, curved and re-profiled foruse on a single-sided clamp-on shifter. >>

Matthew:

Did you heat it to curve it or did you cold bend it?

(Inquiring minds want to know...)

Dale

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-----Original Message----- From: devotion finesse <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com> To: CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 8:26 pm Subject: [CR]Campy Shifter Lever Mods?

I recently made my first attempt at modifying a Campagnolo downtube shift l ever, inspired by other such modifications that I have seen (bending, d rilling, milling, polishing, annodizing, pantographing, etc.).I t hink the spark that ignited my interest was a 70's De Rosa I saw at Larz a couple of years ago, owned by a prominent Boston area collector. The lef t side (front) shift lever had been curved to allow the rider to more easil y reach over the top-tube to shift the front changer with the right hand. W ay cool! Below is a link to pics of my lever, curved and re-profiled for use on a single-sided clamp-on shifter. While it vaguely looks like a piec e of 70's drug paraphranelia, I am pretty pleased with the results. If y ou have any pics of similar mods, please send 'em along!http://www.woolje rsey.com/gallery/v/Devotion/Parts_Mods/Matthew BowneBrooklyn, New York _________________________________________________________________ Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_ 112008