One might consider looking for an old stem shifter mount -- those won't work on most modern bikes, but they'll work on bikes with quill stems.
Horace. On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 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. > > > > -- > Jim Edgar > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > Workshops of the iBob's > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. > That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful > reflective > suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to > see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
