On 11/16/2010 10:12 AM, Opus the Poet wrote:
Not true, I converted a 1983 Stratus to 27 speed but kept the friction
shifters because even after 20 years they were still in excellent
condition and worked fine.[...]

Does/did the Stratus have the shifters on the tube in front of the seat?

E.g. http://www.ransbikes.com/about%20rans/aboutstratus.jpg

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