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Positron ®

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Shimano's original system of indexed shifting. Positron placed the detents in the derailer, which had no return spring. Some versions of Positron used a double cable to push and pull the derailer back and forth, other versions used a solid, push-pull cable.

Most other indexing systems place the detents in the control lever.

See the 1982 Shimano Catalogue on this site.