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Old 12-09-13 | 12:54 PM
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hello again,

shift levers look fine. if you should purchase these, or another set, you might wish to add the zeus shift lever covers. there are early and late types in these and the early type would be appropriate for your machine. the markings on the early type are indistinct and they resemble a cough lozenge. the late type closely resembles a campag. they were offered in a variety of colours. so you would wish to select a colour compatible with that which you plan to paint the frame. they also fit hub qr levers. one idea about colours - if you plan to change the cycle's colour you might wish to look online for zeus examples from this era to see if there is a stock colour which catches your fancy.

wrt the phil wood spindle compatibility -

it has been quite a few years since i have worked on one but it is my recollection that phil offered but one taper. in their literature they discussed the matter of taper compatibility and stated that they had chosen a kind of "skeleton key" taper which would work with everything then available.

in searching for cranks you would want the model called criterium, also a competition model would be ok, and it should have the zeus world logo as opposed to the later zeus oval logo.

hope this helps some.

best wishes with your new project!
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