Originally Posted by
sd5782
The Superbes are indeed friction only. I believe they may be first generation as the Trek is 1983, and they are clamp on. I just now put the ratchet ones on the Trek in anticipation of lots of shifting on a visit to my brother in Tennessee. They are stamped Raleigh on the band clamp, but it is not noticeable and the bike is already a mix of parts. Nice shifting on the stand and a test ride tomorrow. It isn’t too hard to have a few things in the stash with a small co-op in town.
Since the bike is already a mix of parts, there are always Mavic/Simplex retrofriction. These have those wonderful micro-clicks and they never slip.