Re: [CR]Was: Adopt these bikes!. Now: Campy shifter thingamajig...

(Example: Bike Shops)

Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:01:06 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Was: Adopt these bikes!. Now: Campy shifter thingamajig...
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>


oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> Wow, Matti you have some neato cool stuff there at auction..
>
> Hey, I thought I had seen everything but on your (really nice) Jack Taylor touring bike, I see this:
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> http://i8.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/a1/91/0f04_3.JPG
>
> What's the story on that plate on the RH shifter? After market or Campagnolo made? What for?

I've not seen that particular item before either, but I suspect it's an "ergonomic" tension adjuster for the lever. Easier to use while riding than the little "D" loop. Later Gran Sport shifters had a similar knurled nut for tension adjustment.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA