Show me vintage bikes with plastic Simplex and Mafac components.
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Got it from an Etsy sale
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I still have the first 2 Peugeot, the third one has been sold![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_7387_829e2231d1e4460323d491bffa5cad388ea3179a.jpg)
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I also still have a Gitane TdF that's almost ready for the road again, I actually bought a good Delrin front derailleur for it, I did replace the plastic shifters for alloy Simplex.
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I also still have a Gitane TdF that's almost ready for the road again, I actually bought a good Delrin front derailleur for it, I did replace the plastic shifters for alloy Simplex.
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My mid '70s Peugeot AO-8 had all its original Simplex mechs when I got it (mostly for the large frame). I found the Simplex derailleur to shift really well and be a good friction unit for what it was, but the front one cracked, and I broke one of the DT levers. Later I ran it as a fixed gear before donating the frame to the co-op - too many red bikes, not enough green bikes. I want to find a big green or blue frame UO-8, all original with their Simplex mechs. Montreal is the place to find working-man Pugs with the choicest Simplex. I cannot say why I want another lower end French bike in a world awash in C&V 531 frames, but that's not what this thread is about!
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I have the Stronglight B10 Delrin headset on my Vitus 979. Don't worry, the bearings and races are indeed metal ![lol](images/smilies/lol.gif)
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Not Simplex or Mafac, but I have a fondness for Modolo QT-EXE aero brake levers (Also Sachs branded and probably others). No problems so far.
On Roberts
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and Gitane.
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and Gitane.
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Imagine 1960 and Lucien Juy working in the lab with polyoxymethylene (was he even around then?).
Anyways, much craplastic they were, its remarkable to still see them and even some in use. Who knows, but maybe some of these Simplex derailleurs will outlive the modern carbon jobs.
Anyways, much craplastic they were, its remarkable to still see them and even some in use. Who knows, but maybe some of these Simplex derailleurs will outlive the modern carbon jobs.
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c. 1972 Liberia purchased for the 2018 edition of the Clunker Challenge 100, seen here as put back to full Gallic glory before being sold to a local vintage bike enthusiast for considerably less than I had in it - but I couldn't bear to part it out.