I'm not out to get you, Matthew J, but vintage clamp on shifters will only fit 'standard' diameter downtubes (28.6mm). The Bleriot and Hillborne in question are 31.8mm OS tubing. I'm sure there's a Problem Solvers variant that would make it possible.
Adding an entirely new bike to the stable to add a shifting technique is brilliant, though. B On Friday, December 19, 2014 6:06:11 AM UTC-8, Matthew J wrote: > > > Pondering this for a next bike I may get one day to see if I should get > bosses on the frame or not. > > Yeah, Bill L. pointed out to me no DT shifters on the Bleriot. > > > I guess the only way I'll know is to find a bike with them and try it out > > The opportunity to get a third bike is all the more reason to try DT! > > Another option - Simplex Retrofriction clamp on version are often > available for less than braze on. Case in point: > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIMPLEX-Super-LJ-Friction-Downtube-Shifters-Clamp-On-Late-Version-Vintage-France-/261705833334?pt=US_Shifters&hash=item3ceee21b76 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
