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04-06-05, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rainerbleck

I want to install a downtube shifter on my Cannondale aluminum bike. The shifters I see advertised all come with a short tubular piece that is "carved out" to fit on a standard steel frame. Judging from the shape of the fitting on my aluminum frame, I need a part that is not carved out at all. Do such parts exist?

There's a similar thread somewhere here (or in the other forum I think...) What you need is called a "flat adaptor" that goes between the downtube bosses and the shifter. Check this.

Or, you could try something like this.

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