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I only suggested Veloham should consider these options - I'm well aware that it's undesirable to change things unnecessarily.
I have an old frame which was resprayed leaving the lamp boss on. Subsequently I rode a 25 on it when in 'comeback' mode and got within 10 seconds of the hour - which was a completely unexpected result, and brilliant for me at the time - there must have been some fluke, like the wind turning round when I got to the turn. Naturally, being a typical TTer I looked round for something that prevented me from doing 59.59, and I hit on the lamp boss: obviously it was the air turbulence from the boss that cost me the 11 seconds!
I hope this frame will feature in the current projects thread soon - it's definitely on my agenda.
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Not sure I agree with any of that, of course it's @veloham choice but you can pick up Simplex parts cheap, if you are prepared to wait.
this complete Simplex TDF set went for £16 not long ago including the all important screw.
There are plenty of Simplex parts on French eBay I guess you could replace the simplex lug with a Shimano/Campag derivative and fit something more modern but where's the fun in that.
As for the lamp boss, I think they look cool. And I will get it working.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F392273800118
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