Those tt shifters are pretty cool - you just wouldn't want to run
straight into a wall at a reasonable speed.  Ouch!

What about some vintage stem mounted shifters?  Same problem with the
wall, though.

On Nov 24, 11:36 pm, CycloFiend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 11/24/08 9:34 PM, CycloFiend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
>
> > There's a person on the Bleriot registry page -
>
> >http://www.tfl.net/Bleriot/BleriotRegistry.htm
>
> > who states they've mounted a campy set of shifters on the top tube. I've
> > emailed him to see if he has any photos available.
>
> Robert emailed four photos right over, which I've posted in the "files"
> section of the RBW Owners Group -
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/files
>
> They are titled "bleriot_toptubeshift_##.jpg"
>
> It's really a nice little hack.
>
> His explanation follows:
> "They're Campagnolo clamp-on downtube shifters, which fit the top tube of
> the Bleriot. I got them at a yard sale, unused, for 25 bucks. Just a little
> plastic tape to keep from scratching the paint. I like not having the cables
> torquing the steering. Riding no hands before this setup, I always wondered
> if maybe the frame was out of line. Now she rides straight as an arrow.
> Also, before, I used to nudge the bar-end shifters with my thigh when
> standing at a red light. Now I don't."
>
> Regards,
> Robert O.
>
> --
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