Re: [CR]Mafac Lever Differences?

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:10:41 +0000
Subject: Re: [CR]Mafac Lever Differences?
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: Eric Elman <tr4play@cox.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <000801c2d80a$ef610260$41e50044@elman1>


Version 1 was a different model and ran alongside those levers closed along half the underside. It was called the Professional. The levers where the MAFAC letters are separated by a . - M.A.F.A.C. are earlier - I think these levers were of the same period as the Dural Forge marked Racer callipers.

Hilary Stone, Bristol, England

Eric Elman wrote:
> Has anyone documented the differences in Mafac Racer/early Competition brake
> levers? I know of at least four variations:
>
> 1. The earliest being open along all of the underside.
> 2. The next version being closed along the upper half of the underside. The
> section of lever that has the closed bottom is almost completely round in
> cross section like an "O."
> 3. A third version with a closed bottom as just described except with a
> cross section like a "D" with the flat being the underside - this is by far
> the most common.
> 4. A fourth version with the closed bottom as described but where the side
> profile of the whole lever is much more curvaceous than 99% of the "normal"
> lever profile.
>
> My camera is at work so I cannot take pictures of these right now but have
> attached two eBay photos shoeing the 3rd and 4th examples I've mentioned
> above.
>
> Are there more variations? Does anyone know what years the various changes
> took place?
>
> The only estimates I can provide is that version two above was in the late
> sixties as it is on my very original 1968/69 PX-10E.
>
> Here is the link to the common version #3:
> http://ebay.com/<blah
> 9>
>
> Here is the link to the curvaceous version #4:
> http://ebay.com/<blah