Fw: [CR]Mafac Lever Differences? AND Calipers?

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

From: "Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Fw: [CR]Mafac Lever Differences? AND Calipers?
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:53:19 -0500


Sorry, meant to add this to the list discussion.

Eric,

I have just received much of a 1970-1 PX10E which has levers like the ones you describe for your 1968-9 PX10E. Now here's a question to add to the discussion, are there also differences in the calipers through time?

Paul Williams, Ottawa, ON, Canada
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@cox.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:34 AM
> Subject: [CR]Mafac Lever Differences?
>
>
> > 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
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Eric Elman
> > Snowy Somers, CT