Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:51:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Please help me identify some MAFAC brakes
To: Kenneth Stagg <kenneth.stagg@gmail.com>,
classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <59b60fc204110311064ca21f2f@mail.gmail.com>
I don't know the model name, but I think I have a pair of the same ones. Mine came on a mid to late 70's Peugeot originally sold in Europe which was a PY-10 or an equivalent European model. It also has the superlight (plastic body, no rubber hoods) Mafac levers. The caliper arms are wider in the vertical plane, but thinner in the horizonal plane. That and the standard shoe attachment reduce the weight, as do the levers. I mentioned these on the list a while back, and the consensus was that this was intended as a "superlight" brake set, but I don't think anyone actually knew the model name.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
Kenneth Stagg <kenneth.stagg@gmail.com> wrote:
I've checked the CR site and
http://members.aol.com/satorumas/brands/mafac.html but nothing quite
matches up. In some ways these look more like Weinmanns - the brake
arch is fairly flat instead of making a graceful arch and they use
standard nutted brake pads instead of the typical post type pads (in
fact the pads that are on them are Weinmanns.) They have MAFAC cast
into the arm where this set of competitions have the MAFAC sticker:
http://members.aol.com/satorumas/brands/mafac3rdcompetition.html
and the straddle cable and mountings for it are the same as this set
of competitions. On rear caliper "Made in France" is stamped into the
back of the yoke, on the other it's cast in?!
It's 2.5" center to center between the pivots. It looks like they'll
provide between 57mm and 73mm of reach.
I can take some digital pictures to send to anyone who'd like to help
me identify them.