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Vintage Components - Sachs shift levers

Sachs shift levers on this page: New Success 2/3 x 8-speed Ergopower shifter set | Power Grip Extreme Triple x 8-speed shifters

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Fichtel & Sachs was a venerable firm, making bicycle parts in Germany since 1895. Starting in 1980, the firm went on a buying spree. First, it purchased the French derailleur maker Huret in 1980. The derailleurs were then branded "Sachs-Huret". The company went on to buy freewheel and hub maker Maillard as well as chain producer Sedis.

Staring in 1985, Sachs-Huret produced its first "New Success" components. They weren't as advanced at the Shimano equivalent, but they were very good, nonetheless.

In 1987 Mannesmann, a giant industrial conglomerate (year 2000 revenues were more than 23 billion Euros), acquired Sachs.

That same year Sachs dropped "Huret" from its name and came out with the "New Success Aris" line. Now Sachs had arrived. The quality and performance of Sach New Success components matched the best from Asia and Europe.

In 1989, the News Success line was upgraded, and in 1993, in collaboration with Campagnolo, this second generation component New Success line was given ergo brake-lever shifting.

Though Sachs kept improving and redesigning its parts, in 1996 Mannesmann decided the small company (by Mannesmann's standards) was not worth the trouble and sold Sachs to SRAM. By 1999 SRAM had stopped using the Sachs name. The venerable brand disappeared.

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Sachs New Success double/triple x 8-speed Ergopower lever set. Lightly used, $250.00/set

Part# 70360-LU

In lovely condition

Side view

The levers flipped over

The backs of the levers

For fun, here's an Ergo Power shifter box.

The box from a different angle

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Sachs Power Grip Extreme Triple x 8-speed shifters, with grips. Lightly used, $95.00/set

Here's the set.

End views

Close-up

A little window lets you know what chainring you are using.

The rear shifter also has a window to indicate the gear being used.