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Originally Posted by mtechnica
They are 9 speed dura ace shifters and the RD is 7402 I believe. I don’t know why they work but the indexing is perfect. I’ve tried the matching 8 speed shifters and they didn’t index that well, and didn’t hold a gear in friction. These ones also don’t like to hold in friction and neither did the simplex retrofrictions I tried. I’ve never had issues with downtube shifters until this bike.
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Hmmm, don't know why the matching 8-speed shifters didn't work well, but the 9-speeds work because their indexing matches the odd Dura-Ace 8-speed cable pull. These are all great looking bikes, I have a couple friends doing the ride on a Vitus and a Bruce Gordon.