Probably the second most ridiculous component on the bike. Known for their finickiness and lack of desired functionality, these beauties were Campy's attempt to do index shifting in the late-80's to early 90's. These are second generation synchro shifters (but after they did away with the designation between 1st and 2nd gen. why do I know this?). Interestingly enough, these are for 8-speed, which is far less than ideal with freewheel type hubs since it puts more stress on the axle than desired. I have no clue what kind of magic i'm going to have work to get them functioning as desired, but I will probably have the most success just replacing the cog for 8 speed indexing with a 6 or 7 speed version.
If nothing else, they'll work in friction mode and I can just make a clicking noise whenever I shift. ::click::click::click:: Oh, there's the gear I wanted....
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