What currently available replacement hoods will fit Mafac Racers?
John Dunn in Boise
> Top 63 brakes:
>
> 1. They are scarce, and it seems most ended up in Britain (if the
> e-bay seller nationalities are any indication).
> 2. They work as well as other Mafac brakes (very well indeed).
> 3. You can toe in the brake shoes without bending the arms. That is
> an appealing feature.
> 4. When used with brazed-on pivots, you lose the height adjustment
> for the pads, so the pivots need to be placed exactly right. That is
> why the French constructeurs didn't use them much, if at all. I have
> seen them on photos of Toeis et al.
>
> I think 1 and 3 combine to make them desirable.
>
> Jan Heine, Seattle