Re: [CR]unusual simplex derailleur on ebay

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:05:35 -0800 (PST)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]unusual simplex derailleur on ebay

That one is nothing special, here is its ALBINO brother, from last week's auction, in a mini-grouppo. This white beastie looks like a simplex prestige derailleur with squared off pivots top and bottom. It almost looks like a plastic resin prototype for something new, maybe in 1980 ...

http://ebay.com/<blah>

The front mech looks like a traditional simplex late-model delrin and metal prestige that has been painted white - reminds me of the paint fad that stronglight went through in the early 1980's ...

- Don Gillies San Diego, CA

P.S. Dale, should we save this / these pictures before they get away ??