Unusual Suntour DT shifters
02-01-23, 05:44 PM
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Unusual Suntour DT shifters
Not on velobase and I have never seen them before. Very cool. Then I figured out that it might have been one of the early VX/7 models without the black rubber covers. Bingo. Beautiful casting.
The Grandis it is on is a lovely bike in Italy...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/33430146516...d19c%7Ciid%3A1
The Grandis it is on is a lovely bike in Italy...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/33430146516...d19c%7Ciid%3A1
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02-01-23, 07:40 PM
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Very cool - I love the 8s along the edge. Crazy to think they were covered in rubber!
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Dawg, still shopping for deals from Italy? 
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
Dawg, still shopping for deals from Italy?
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Originally Posted by smd4
Are those eights, or a stylized bike chain?
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02-02-23, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jdawginsc
Not on velobase and I have never seen them before. Very cool. Then I figured out that it might have been one of the early VX/7 models without the black rubber covers. Bingo. Beautiful casting.
02-02-23, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by reroll
One of those levers, just the lever and nothing else, was on eBay a few years ago and because it was interesting and I had never seen one before I bought it.
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I'm not gonna pull these off.
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Appears to be Suntour Cyclone MK1 and yes they had black rubber covers.
https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...104&AbsPos=398
https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...104&AbsPos=398
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Originally Posted by jdawginsc
I think just a design...not sure what 8 would signify. Maybe chain links. It’s just pretty cool.
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02-02-23, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
It could be an "8." Suntour has "8.8.8." stamped in the early Perfect freewheels.
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02-02-23, 10:53 AM
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I’ve got a set on a Raleigh and one loose one as a key fob.
The rubber also came in white.
The rubber also came in white.
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Unusual Suntour DT shifters
Anyone care to guess how many of these "Unusual Suntour DT shifters" SunTour made? 10s of thousands? 6 digits? (No fair - I came on to this thread late so I know those rare shifters are just hanging out hiding in those black sleeves.)
Big fan of SunTour here. Not sure if I ever had those shifters though. I think the Power Ratchets were my introduction. The Fuji Pro I raced had them also. Mooney started with them and reverted back for its graven days. My TiCycles has the top mounted Suberbe DTs.
Big fan of SunTour here. Not sure if I ever had those shifters though. I think the Power Ratchets were my introduction. The Fuji Pro I raced had them also. Mooney started with them and reverted back for its graven days. My TiCycles has the top mounted Suberbe DTs.
02-02-23, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 3speedslow
I’ve got a set on a Raleigh and one loose one as a key fob.
The rubber also came in white.
The rubber also came in white.
02-02-23, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
Anyone care to guess how many of these "Unusual Suntour DT shifters" SunTour made? 10s of thousands? 6 digits? (No fair - I came on to this thread late so I know those rare shifters are just hanging out hiding in those black sleeves.)
Big fan of SunTour here. Not sure if I ever had those shifters though. I think the Power Ratchets were my introduction. The Fuji Pro I raced had them also. Mooney started with them and reverted back for its graven days. My TiCycles has the top mounted Suberbe DTs.
Big fan of SunTour here. Not sure if I ever had those shifters though. I think the Power Ratchets were my introduction. The Fuji Pro I raced had them also. Mooney started with them and reverted back for its graven days. My TiCycles has the top mounted Suberbe DTs.
Then I went to Velobase and it hit me.
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