> > > .. But sometime, just to round out your knowledge base as a > > > crackerjack wrench and bicycle guru (which I know you are) you > > > should set up a pair of Mafac or Weinmann centerpulls with modern > > > cables and housings, sturdy cable hangers and Kool Stop brakes.
Noted. I would also second Patrick's note about modern aero levers. Totally makes sense. The Rivvy in question uses North Road bars and an old, lovely pair of Suntour XCPro atb levers, which I adore. Last time I tried a set of Mafacs with these -- just before buying them off a friend's bike -- they just about bottomed out against the grip. Changing the pads (OMG! Those awful Mafac pads should be outlawed) helped some, but not enough for me to consider using C-pulls on a bike of my own at the time. (From all my reading on the topic I strongly suspect brazing the center-pulls onto the bike would make a significant difference in brake response.) As for Weinmann brakes, good luck finding a decent used pair in this bike-mad town. We've got a box of sloppy seconds -- mostly parts-of- parts -- because so many more folks are fixing up their old bikes now instead of buying new. It's an odd problem to have, and not entirely unpredicted. I'm going with cantis. I may have a line on a local builder with time in his schedule next month and hopefully things will move forward from there. I promise photos, of course, when everything gets underway. Thanks again --BH -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
