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Date: 10 Jul 2007 13:41:57
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Subject: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be compatible? Thanks, Steve
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Date: 11 Jul 2007 05:28:56
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Subject: Re: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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Bar ends are great, I got them on my commuter. I just want to keep the classic look going on a vintage frame. In fact it's the bar ends that convinced me indexing is a good thing! Steve On Jul 10, 7:04 pm, "Steven S" <loach_lover[remove spam tag]@hotmail.com > wrote: > How about bar-end shifters. > > <steven.e.h...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1184100117.676008.298000@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com... > > > > >I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old > > Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the > > levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame > > builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a > > clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift > > levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that > > is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be > > compatible? > > > Thanks, > > > Steve- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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Date: 11 Jul 2007 05:25:59
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Subject: Re: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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That's great. I'll start looking at the local used parts bins at the local shops. Thanks, Steve On Jul 10, 5:43 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org > wrote: > >> steven.e.h...@gmail.com wrote: > >>> I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old > >>> Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the > >>> levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame > >>> builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a > >>> clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift > >>> levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that > >>> is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be > >>> compatible? > > A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> blathered: > >> Most bolt-on shifter mounts have annoying incompatibilities with the > >> Campagnolo Ergo type cable stops which are designed to cover a brazed > >> shift boss. The chromed Shimano double cable stop works fine as long as > >> your bike is 28.6mm tube. Since the Shimano stop doesn't have adjusters, > >> an inline cable adjuster set is a handy adjunct. > Hank Wirtz wrote: > > But the OP doesn't want to use ergos/STIs...is there a set of clamp-on > > shifters that will allow you to reuse the band with SIS downtube > > levers? > > Yikes! I misread that. Any post-1983 Shimano clamp style shifter set (6, > 7, 8) has the band and inner plates compatible to that shifter. No > current product. Sorry. > > -- > Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org > Open every day since 1 April, 1971- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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Date: 10 Jul 2007 21:04:20
From: Steven S
Subject: Re: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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How about bar-end shifters. <steven.e.huss@gmail.com > wrote in message news:1184100117.676008.298000@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com... >I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old > Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the > levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame > builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a > clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift > levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that > is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be > compatible? > > Thanks, > > Steve >
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Date: 10 Jul 2007 14:19:53
From: Hank Wirtz
Subject: Re: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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On Jul 10, 2:13 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org > wrote: > steven.e.h...@gmail.com wrote: > > I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old > > Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the > > levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame > > builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a > > clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift > > levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that > > is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be > > compatible? > > Most bolt-on shifter mounts have annoying incompatibilities with the > Campagnolo Ergo type cable stops which are designed to cover a brazed > shift boss. The chromed Shimano double cable stop works fine as long as > your bike is 28.6mm tube. Since the Shimano stop doesn't have adjusters, > an inline cable adjuster set is a handy adjunct. > -- > Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org > Open every day since 1 April, 1971 But the OP doesn't want to use ergos/STIs...is there a set of clamp-on shifters that will allow you to reuse the band with SIS downtube levers?
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Date: 10 Jul 2007 19:43:14
From: A Muzi
Subject: Re: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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>> steven.e.h...@gmail.com wrote: >>> I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old >>> Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the >>> levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame >>> builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a >>> clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift >>> levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that >>> is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be >>> compatible? > A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> blathered: >> Most bolt-on shifter mounts have annoying incompatibilities with the >> Campagnolo Ergo type cable stops which are designed to cover a brazed >> shift boss. The chromed Shimano double cable stop works fine as long as >> your bike is 28.6mm tube. Since the Shimano stop doesn't have adjusters, >> an inline cable adjuster set is a handy adjunct. Hank Wirtz wrote: > But the OP doesn't want to use ergos/STIs...is there a set of clamp-on > shifters that will allow you to reuse the band with SIS downtube > levers? Yikes! I misread that. Any post-1983 Shimano clamp style shifter set (6, 7, 8) has the band and inner plates compatible to that shifter. No current product. Sorry. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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Date: 10 Jul 2007 16:13:49
From: A Muzi
Subject: Re: Attaching 9 speed downtube Dura Ace shifters to old frame
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steven.e.huss@gmail.com wrote: > I hope to add 9speed Dura Ace 9 speed downtube shifters to an old > Reynolds frame. Problem is there are no brazed on boss' to attach the > levers to. Frame is already spread to 130mm. I might have a frame > builder braze them on but in the short term I was hoping to find a > clamp. Does one exist? I thought about using my old Suntour shift > levers (just the clamp part) but they do not have the square base that > is needed. Would the old Campy shift levers use a clamp that would be > compatible? Most bolt-on shifter mounts have annoying incompatibilities with the Campagnolo Ergo type cable stops which are designed to cover a brazed shift boss. The chromed Shimano double cable stop works fine as long as your bike is 28.6mm tube. Since the Shimano stop doesn't have adjusters, an inline cable adjuster set is a handy adjunct. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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