Re: [CR] Simplex shifter question

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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:50:26 -0700
From: "Doug Van Cleve" <dvancleve@gmail.com>
To: Tom Hayes <hayesbikes@gmail.com>
Cc: Classic Rendevous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Simplex shifter question


Tom,

I 99+% sure those are clamp- on Retrofrictions...

Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ USA

On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Tom Hayes <hayesbikes@gmail.com> wrote:
> I put a set of Simplex clamp-on shifters on Ebay at the following:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> When putting them on Ebay, I did not consider the possibility of them being
> "retrofiction."  I had ony seen the braze-on type. I wonder if based on
> looking at the pictures or explaining what one would see with the levers off
> whether any one could tell me whether these are retrofriction or not.  I had
> a number of questions about that,  and I feel sort of silly for not knowing
> and responding to the questions with "I don't know."
>
> Thanks for any help in making me feel less silly than I already am.
>
> --
> Tom Hayes
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio USA