simplex retrofriciton shifters on campa DT bosses?
02-20-12, 05:02 PM
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simplex retrofriciton shifters on campa DT bosses?
Hi,
Seen many different opinions if Simplex retrofriction will or will not work with normal (Campagnolo) DT shifter bosses. Will they. I have attached a pic of the type of shifters I am talking about. They do not have this curved "washer" that comes with shimano shifters hence I am not sure if they work and if they work right out of the box or if I have to do some modificaitons to get them to work.
Thankfull for any hints
Seen many different opinions if Simplex retrofriction will or will not work with normal (Campagnolo) DT shifter bosses. Will they. I have attached a pic of the type of shifters I am talking about. They do not have this curved "washer" that comes with shimano shifters hence I am not sure if they work and if they work right out of the box or if I have to do some modificaitons to get them to work.
Thankfull for any hints
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They'll work fine as they are on standard Campy-style shifter bosses. They weren't intended to have a decorative fairing, which is what the Shimano "curved washer" really is, between the shifter body and the down tube. Just screw 'em on and enjoy them. Use a good sized flat-bladed screwdriver so that when you snug them the blade doesn't jump out of the fairly wide but quite shallow slot and mar the screw head. That's the only thing I didn't like about those shifters -- they really rock in every other way that counts.
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Shimano supplied curved washers with their early dt shifters as they were expected to be used on "standard" (i.e. 1-1/8") diameter downtubes and the washers matched that curvature. Later versions of their dt shifters came with flat washers so they would be compatible with various larger diameter downtubes.
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