[CR]Simplex Selectamatic

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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:43:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Festiva 90 LX" <festiva90lx@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: Norris Lockley <norris.lockley@talktalk.net>
Subject: [CR]Simplex Selectamatic

Norris;

I respectfully take issue with your statement that the Simplex Selectamatic was the first fully indexed derailleur in the world.

My circa 1953 Chemineau has indexed shifting, and the Chemineau derailleur was introduced around 1911. M. Panel never changed the design of his derailleur, to my knowledge, and produced bicycles with it until the late fifties.

Pictures of the Chemineau can be found on my "Webshots" page. http://community.webshots.com/user/tenordl

David Lester West Hartford, Ct. USA

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