Assembling some parts today and ran into a problem.
Putting these together for a 71 p-15 Paramount project using the Weinmann levers on the right. The safety levers on the bottom middle are way off on dates 79 and 80, but these came off the Paramount with a set of levers just like the ones on the right. As you can see they are notched out to clear the quick release buttons for cable tension release. Is this the way they are supposed to look? This is the only set I have like this and am wondering if this was hand cobbled. It looks filed or ground. Not the best looking contact area for the other levers. They are Schwinn approved Japan which I believe makes them Dia Compe. Japan = Dia Compe?
On another front. Does anyone know when the transition took place for plastic vs metal barrel adjusters. I suspect plastic are Weinmann and metal are Dia Compe.
Putting these together for a 71 p-15 Paramount project using the Weinmann levers on the right. The safety levers on the bottom middle are way off on dates 79 and 80, but these came off the Paramount with a set of levers just like the ones on the right. As you can see they are notched out to clear the quick release buttons for cable tension release. Is this the way they are supposed to look? This is the only set I have like this and am wondering if this was hand cobbled. It looks filed or ground. Not the best looking contact area for the other levers. They are Schwinn approved Japan which I believe makes them Dia Compe. Japan = Dia Compe?
On another front. Does anyone know when the transition took place for plastic vs metal barrel adjusters. I suspect plastic are Weinmann and metal are Dia Compe.
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