One more remark: Any problem I've had with brakes has been, largely, in the rear. But the new non-spiral brake cable (it looks like a beefier indexing deraileur cable) is highly un-compressible (that's an awkward phrasing!) and makes a huge difference for the formerly mushy rear mechanical disk on my mountain bike -- this I know is just one data point.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:18 AM, beth h <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Jun 2, 1:24 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > I'm surprised you aren't simply awash in Mafac Racers. > > The Mafac Racers have been quickly snapped up by collectors and > Francophiles who put them on their own bikes or tossed up on ebay. > Worse, when a trashed bike comes to us, if it had Mafacs they've > already been removed by whomever brought us the bike because these > people KNOW what they have and know there is demand for them. They're > mostly long gone in these parts. > > Meanwhile, your observations about cable/housing quality are astute, > and I am leaning more and more towards going with the DC 750's. others > on this list have indicated that the extra metal beneath the brake pad > position isn't anything to worry about, as the calipers are drop > forged and pretty sturdy. > > Thanks --Beth > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
