Velo Orange vs. IRD Thumb shifters
10-21-21, 01:52 PM
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Velo Orange vs. IRD Thumb shifters
To me these look identical... I think a lot of the VO gear comes from IRD.
I understand that the VO will work with most friction DT levers I have a 2x5 friction lever drive train.
The IRD comes with "retrofriction" levers. According to the description they work with 3 to 10 cog rear freewheels.
Am I correct in assuming the IRD is a non-index, friction lever?
TIA for your help
IRD With Lever
Velo Orange
I understand that the VO will work with most friction DT levers I have a 2x5 friction lever drive train.
The IRD comes with "retrofriction" levers. According to the description they work with 3 to 10 cog rear freewheels.
Am I correct in assuming the IRD is a non-index, friction lever?
TIA for your help
IRD With Lever
Velo Orange
10-21-21, 10:44 PM
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I bet the IRD, Velo Orange, and Dia Compe ENE shifters come off the same production line in Taiwan. The only difference is the logo:
ENE THUMB SHIFTER | Diacompe
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10-24-21, 03:01 PM
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VO compatibility with vintage levers
So I bid on another eBay auction and scored a set of the VO shifter mounts. I have Simplex LJ 1st generation retrofriction clamp on DT shifters.
I'm thinking of mounting the Simplex levers on the VO mounts and attaching cable stops on the the clamp on bosses
I will know whether this works later in the week when the VO parts arrive.
Just wondering whether anyone has used Simplex levers with the VO mounts. Maybe the French threading won't work?
TIA
I'm thinking of mounting the Simplex levers on the VO mounts and attaching cable stops on the the clamp on bosses
I will know whether this works later in the week when the VO parts arrive.
Just wondering whether anyone has used Simplex levers with the VO mounts. Maybe the French threading won't work?
TIA
10-24-21, 03:09 PM
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So I bid on another eBay auction and scored a set of the VO shifter mounts. I have Simplex LJ 1st generation retrofriction clamp on DT shifters.
I'm thinking of mounting the Simplex levers on the VO mounts and attaching cable stops on the the clamp on bosses
I will know whether this works later in the week when the VO parts arrive.
Just wondering whether anyone has used Simplex levers with the VO mounts. Maybe the French threading won't work?
TIA
I'm thinking of mounting the Simplex levers on the VO mounts and attaching cable stops on the the clamp on bosses
I will know whether this works later in the week when the VO parts arrive.
Just wondering whether anyone has used Simplex levers with the VO mounts. Maybe the French threading won't work?
TIA
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
