Re: [CR]Bar end shifters

From: Jerry & Liz Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: "John Quigley" <eurocycle@hotmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <F211PTeip68V8zDv60g0000018d@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bar end shifters
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:09:13 -0500

I've seen photos of Tom Simpson usinging barends (probably Simplex, as he rode for Peugeot). Of course that wasn't the 70's, since we all know that Tom Simpson's career ended in 1967. If you read Merckx's photo book "The Wonderful World of Cycling" or view one of the videos of Merckx in the 70's, you'll note Lucien Van Impe and several Spanish riders using barends. As these riders were mostly climbers, they probably felt the barends were easier to shift when climbing out of the saddle.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Houston, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: John Quigley
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 8:36 AM
Subject: [CR]Bar end shifters

> I have bar-end shifters on 3 of my bikes & I was wondering if anyone knows
> this: Were there any racers during the late 70's or early 80's that used
> bar-end shifters? Since Shimano, Suntour, Simplex & Campagnolo all had them.
> I have only seen videos & pictures with downtube shifters. If not, what
> would the main reason be that they were not used?
> John Quigley
> Hot(95) Oklahoma City