Originally Posted by
bikerosity57
While doing some cleaning on these bikes I found that the hubs have sealed bearings as well. Very very smooth even after 35 years. Unbelievable. The hubs say Lambert, and are very very well made. Look a lot like a high flange Campy. High quality polished finish.
Yes, I gave a set of Lambert wheels to my brother a couple decades ago and he's still using them.
One bike has a Shimano Touney(?) front derailleur, the other a Suntour that shifts backwards:you PULL the lever to shift DOWN, very odd on a road bike, but was common on early mtbs, so I think it was a replacement.
No, the early 70s SunTour front derailleurs (Spirt, Compe-V, SL) all worked that way. They were popular on tandems with long cable runs because the spring would help on the upshifts.