Originally Posted by noglider

When I bought my 1975 or 1976 Gran Sport, I bought it NEW at a shop. The shop was offering a deal: they replaced the entire Simplex set of shifters and derailleurs with Huret Jubilé equipment. The charge was $0. (Not only that, the list price was $300, and I got it for $225.) I didn't care about factory spec then, because I knew the Huret stuff was better than the Simplex stuff.