I had a Gitane with this design QR lever, and it was really bad in the back because of slipping. I remember some frustration with tightening it enough to keep if from slipping, vs. it being too tight to actuate. Current frames almost all have vertical drops, and the newer QR skewers are wimpier to match. Eric Keller Boalsburg, PA
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Fred Rednor<fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What strikes me as interesting is that, although later Simplex QR levers adopted the Campagnolo design, current Mavic QR levers use the old Simplex design.
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> It makes me wonder what prompted Simplex to abandon their own design in the first place? Were those levers more prone to slippage? I can imagine this is less of a problem today, now that most bikes use vertical dropouts.
> Regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)