Re: [CR]Deathbike project Shifter

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:30:51 -0500
From: "Harvey M Sachs" <sachshm@cox.net>
To: mark@bikesmithdesign.com, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Deathbike project Shifter


<>Mark Stonich wrote: I'd like to nominate this one from Huret that was on my wife's 1972 Gitane Mixte. http://bikesmithdesign.com/temp/huret-shifter.jpg At 4.5" in length it could easily penetrate to a vital organ. As a bonus, the friction would come out of adjustment after a few shifts, dumping her on the small cog right when she needed the big one. +++++++++++++++++++ I've kept a pair of these for a couple of decades now. Maybe when I'll retire I'll play the joke I've always wanted to: shine 'em up, notch the edges, and use them to replace the levers on a winve bottle opener. Would make a nice, facetious, mini-Campag truly vintage bottle opener. This is not high precision gearing, so it ought to be easy.

harvey sachs
mcLean va.