Re: [CR]Weinmann vs Dia-Compe

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

From: <RaleighPro531@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 15:05:02 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Weinmann vs Dia-Compe
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 7/28/2002 2:15:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:


> I agree that the DCs seemed to not do as good a job as Weinmanns; slightly
> squishier and less firm..This is of course with both being EXTREMELY
> carefully set up, housing cut just so and fully prepped, greased,
> everything
> just right...... I always attributed that difference to maybe tighter
> pivots
> but I have no real idea. Maybe it is in the brake lever? Where are those
> Richard Jow comparison charts now when we need em?
> (Whatever happened to Richard Jow?)
> Did the DiaCompe CP/Weinmann copy that little linking "finger" in between
> the
> caliper arms that Weinmann had? Seems like they did not... Not that it
> should
> make any difference in braking feel or efficiency..............
>

I have Raleigh/Weinmann's and "Schwinn Approved" Weinmann's as well as "Schwinn Approved" Dia-Compe and they all have the little link (protrusion that fits in slot) Some of the regular Dia-Compe's have this and some don't. I've seen decent levers from Weinmann and Dia-Compe as well as some really cheap ones. The really cheap Dia-Compe levers are truly awful and probably don't help the braking.

Does anyone have NOS plastic caps for the little protrusion that goes on the back of the one caliper arm. (not sure it makes a lot of difference-but it seems to be the most delicate part on the caliper).

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA