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wallymann
05-16-2018, 12:04 PM
recent pickup...NOS "coke spoon" gipiemme retrofrictions

https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/22d03757278b0c44da2bf6d23b5d39a6/5B9AC536/t51.2885-15/e35/31757576_195324927756694_6667530453198569472_n.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTJaP2tC0A
gngroup
05-16-2018, 12:05 PM
great post!
AngryScientist
05-16-2018, 12:07 PM
this is the 80's and i'm down with the ladies!

https://gazettereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/kidnplay.jpg
ultraman6970
05-16-2018, 12:40 PM
Wow, havent used d/t shifters in a very long time.
colker
05-16-2018, 01:01 PM
I am waiting for my man
26 dollars in my hand.
bthornt
05-16-2018, 01:57 PM
I am waiting for my man
26 dollars in my hand.

First thing you learn is you always gotta wait ...
GOTHBROOKS
05-16-2018, 02:03 PM
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7433/16181835537_39e3d5f6c9_z.jpg
do you race?
KJMUNC
05-16-2018, 02:06 PM
Just ask Tommeke.....blow and Lambo is a no-no
Kontact
05-16-2018, 02:18 PM
recent pickup...NOS "coke spoon" gipiemme retrofrictions

https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/22d03757278b0c44da2bf6d23b5d39a6/5B9AC536/t51.2885-15/e35/31757576_195324927756694_6667530453198569472_n.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTJaP2tC0A

Those might be the nicest looking retrofriction shifters I've ever seen. Do they work like the Simplex, or more like the Campy or Suntour versions?
m4rk540
05-16-2018, 03:36 PM
Just ask Tommeke.....blow and Lambo is a no-no

There was a guy in Jersey who used to finance Lambos. His yearly salary was not much higher than the MSRPs. After his 2nd or 3rd purchase, on the way home from the dealership, he lost the rear end and totaled his Murcielago. He was self-insured.
m_sasso
05-16-2018, 05:19 PM
Those might be the nicest looking retrofriction shifters I've ever seen. Do they work like the Simplex, or more like the Campy or Suntour versions?

They were made by Simplex, thus they work like Simplex.
dddd
05-16-2018, 05:33 PM
Even Shimano and Suntour offered bent-tip levers, it was a great idea imo.

Those are quite a desirable piece of kit these days. Between those and Campy's "Doppler" retrofriction levers with the lever offset from the pivot, thoughtful design.

Can't wait to see those installed!
Kontact
05-16-2018, 06:34 PM
They were made by Simplex, thus they work like Simplex.

Cool. Love my Simplex shifters.

There's a NOS set of the OP shifters on ebay for $120.
joev
05-16-2018, 10:33 PM
I am waiting for my man
26 dollars in my hand.

"Pay your toll, sell your soul
Pound for pound, costs more than gold
The longer you stay, the more you pay..."

Hope you're not hooked on those sweet little spoons. Simply gorgeous.
cadence90
05-16-2018, 10:57 PM
[wallymann] went insane when [wallymann] took cocaine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVOopPORLuk)....

:)



(Those things do look really great in any case.)
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wallymann
05-17-2018, 08:47 AM
They were made by Simplex, thus they work like Simplex.

hard to say if they do work like simplex. the gipiemme retrofriction mech is sealed unlike simplex which is serviceable. in this way the gipiemme is more akin campag retrofriction which were similarly sealed, but i cant speak to how the internals may be similar.
El Chaba
05-17-2018, 09:08 AM
Great find....There was a short period of time in the late1980's when Mavic owned Simplex. I'm not sure of the exact business arrangement but Simplex was either in or headed toward bankruptcy. This arrangement lasted for a couple of years and Simplex was re-organized and then went bankrupt for good after a couple more years. These levers were made during the Mavic ownership.