Thread: 3 Speed Shifter
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Old 12-31-09 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chico1st
damn i realized this is really a shimano shifter

I really like the idea of vintage 3 speeds but they are so much work.. spokes were seized, cable adjustments, special shifters, odd numbers of holes on the hub, special cables... everything i go to do takes me so long
To many of us part of the the allure is that they are so challenging to work on. A friend bought one to learn to work on bikes. I told her "That's like learning to kayak with a November crossing of Lake Superior."
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