On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 2:43 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote:
> > If I remember it right, the Rodeo is built to the lightest configuration > as > > Grant "the conservative" would allow it. Thus, to save weight, even > though > > minimal but at least weight-saving, there will be no cantis and no DT > studs. > > Much like the racer road bikes in carbon, aluminum and titanium. > > You have a point. Although my counter is that the Racer is a modern > (and lighter) version of the Mafac Competition, a brake that was on > several Tour de France winners in the 1980s. > I don't think you can get much lighter than the Mafacs. I just weighed a complete front Mafac racer without pads and it was 142 g. I then made them braze-on ready by removing the center bolt back plate and they weighed only 86g. Jay Hartman -- 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.
