Hi Steve and List, That sounds like a good idea, I'll have to give it a try. But me being a fairly thrifty person (basically a cheap-skate) I prefer to use readily available items for consumables on my vintage bikes that I ride all the time. It has been in my experience that items such as tires, brake shoes, etc. that wear out from normal use can be (in most cases, not all) substituted with more modern parts that function just as well if not better than the originals! And as for the bike I was referring to (my fair weather show bike, which it isn't - 71/72' Motobecane Le Champion) it has a good coating of mud on it from last weekends ride. We may not get much snow her in the S.F. Bay area but the roads sure can get pretty muddy (adobe clay mud) around my area when it rains. Thanks for the tip, and good riding to all and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Kris Koller- Martinez, CA.
Stephen Barner <steve@sburl.com> wrote: I little shim stock, or just cut sheet metal, placed between the back edge of the shoe and the arm, will provide toe without tweaking and allow you to use the original Unobtainium pads on your fair weather show bike.
Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 23:20:14 -0800 (PST)
> From: Kris Koller
> To: Stephen Barner , classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Cc: heine93@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [CR]Universal brake questions
> HI All,
> The best way to toe in Universal Brakes is not to toe them in at all. I
have had very good luck by replaceing the original brake shoes (of course
saving them for future display and show purposes) with Aztec (Madison) brake
shoes. These brake shoes come with an orbital washer that allows you to
adjust the angle of the shoe relative to the sidewall of the rim to acheived
proper toe in. Once adjusted there is no squeal and the performance of these
brakes increases several fold. Oh by the way I also use these brake shoes on
Weinmann brakes with very good results.
> Kris Koller - Martinez, CA., still cold but sunny!