Simplex Super LJ derailleurs _ Rebour
An illustration by Daniel Rebour. Yes, Bernard Thevenet won the 1975 Tour de France with these components. These derailleurs first appeared in a Simplex catalog supplement which was printed in October,1972 - for the 1973 model year trade shows. However, they were not widely distributed at first, were very expensive (compared to other Simplex derailleurs) and were probably not truly in mass production for a couple of years following their official inroduction.
* This image was scanned from a copy of the book "Le Monde de Daniel Rebour" - a compilation of Rebour illustrations which was first published in Japan. This was originally published as 4 hard cover books with illustrations dating from 1946 to 1976. My edition was a single volume soft cover copy later printed from that source.
Simplex Super LJ derailleurs _ Rebour
An illustration by Daniel Rebour. Yes, Bernard Thevenet won the 1975 Tour de France with these components. These derailleurs first appeared in a Simplex catalog supplement which was printed in October,1972 - for the 1973 model year trade shows. However, they were not widely distributed at first, were very expensive (compared to other Simplex derailleurs) and were probably not truly in mass production for a couple of years following their official inroduction.
* This image was scanned from a copy of the book "Le Monde de Daniel Rebour" - a compilation of Rebour illustrations which was first published in Japan. This was originally published as 4 hard cover books with illustrations dating from 1946 to 1976. My edition was a single volume soft cover copy later printed from that source.