RE: [CR]mondia Special brakes

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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:50:25 -0800 (PST)
From: "Mark Chandler" <justridingalong@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [CR]mondia Special brakes
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <DBF57B64E029D5119D9800902771C8800113C349@IIMEFCE16>



--- Robinson WO Richard G wrote:


> Hello all,
>
> <<Mondia Specials always came stock with Mafac Racer brakes,
> far as I'm aware. Any Dura Ace brakes installed were
> after-market...anybody know more about this though?>>
>
> I have an article from a mid 70's (I think 1974) Bicycling magazine
> that
> lists the Modina Special with Universal Super 68's. In the article
> they
> list the Special, Cross and Crit models with photos and specs.
> Anyone seen
> this article?

I remember that article. Sadly, I no longer have any of my old issues of Bicycling, so I can't go check said article. But, if memory serves, the cable routing was on the right side, which required an odd bend in the housing to mate up with the left-side attachment on the Universals. The author wondered if why Mondia didn't spec a Weinmann caliper instead. This is, of course, from memory, and could be totally wrong. ;-)

===== M. Chandler / JustRidingAlong@yahoo.com Superior, Colorado

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