If the arms are in good condition, I'd adjust, lube, recable, fit some Kool Stop Continentals, and replace the levers with something modern like a nice four finger Tektro.
If you insist on a modern caliper, you can't go wrong with a dual pivot Tektro. However, they are recessed nut which will necessitate the drilling of your fork and frame or some such workaround. Having done this, I can say that it does clean up the look of the bike, but fair warning. On Nov 8, 1:06 pm, Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The recco's for the Bianchi mixte were so good, I thought to ask what > folks here might suggest for my recently acquired late 70's Motobecane > mixte. It's a good unit: nicely lugged, light, Vitus steel frame. > > It is currently carrying Weinmann 500's. They are sidepulls... so I > cannot use the recco's from the Bianchi thread. The bike is in > excellent shape and has become (much to my surprise) my daily ride. > > The bars are very similar in shape to what's found on those old > Raleigh Tourists... except a bit more compact. It has Suntour bar-top > mounted thumb shifters which are exceptionally nice and which I plan > to keep. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
