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| Zephyrs |
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Hey All,
I posted a while back that I'm fixing up a Gitane Mixte. I've got a question about the friction levers.
When I got the bike, the levers were on the down tube, on a clamp. But it looks like the bike is set up to have the levers on the stem, because it has housing stops in all the right places. It'd be kinda nice to have them on the stem, but I'm not sure the levers the bike came with can be put on the stem, because they're not made to have housing attached.
Thoughts? Do I need to get different levers if I want them on the stem?
Thanks!
Jessica
Missoula MT
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:14 am |
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| verktyg |
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| Zephyrs wrote: |
I posted a while back that I'm fixing up a Gitane Mixte. I've got a question about the friction levers.
When I got the bike, the levers were on the down tube, on a clamp. But it looks like the bike is set up to have the levers on the stem, because it has housing stops in all the right places. It'd be kinda nice to have them on the stem, but I'm not sure the levers the bike came with can be put on the stem, because they're not made to have housing attached.
Thoughts? Do I need to get different levers if I want them on the stem?
Jessica
Missoula MT
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Those Suntour shift levers should work nice and smooth. Mounting the levers on the stem adds more friction to the cables and reduces ease of shifting because the cables have to go through the cable housings and the holes in the braze-on cable stops on the down tube.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:30 am |
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Got it. 
Thanks for the advice! |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:42 pm |
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| verktyg |
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My first Gitane, a 1972 Gran Sport came with Simplex stem shifters. I had so much trouble with them that the shop where I bought the bike put on Simplex down tube shifters.
The only problem after that was the plastic Simplex shift levers kept breaking!  |
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SF Bay Area, CA USA
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1984 Criterium
1969 TdF
1971 TdF
1974 TdF
1984 TdF x 2 Bikes
1970 SC
1971 SC
1972 SC
1984 SC
1984 Team Pro
1985 Professional
1990s Team Replica |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:43 am |
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If you do decide to go for stem mount, I have a box of NOS, from Gitane Factory, Suntour stem shifters that go with the Suntour GT V rear derailleur sometimes found on this period of Gitane. Some are in good shape some a bit dirty but in box off the assembly line. PM if you are interested.
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