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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
