ATAX and Mavic both made very sturdy French stems.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
> Drill a hole through the stem and countersink for a cable end.
>
> In a sturdy stem and at your own risk. Sorry- as an engineer and lawyer I
> need to add such a disclaimer.
>
> Hmm- is sturdy French stem (specials excepted) an oxymoron?
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sandranian@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:14 PM
> Subject: [CR]Woe is Me...Needed: Advice and/or Brakeset
>
>
> > Well, much to my chagrin, my NOS Mafac Racer brakeset isn't going to
work
> on my 1970 Gitane. The steering tube is cut too short, and the addition of
> the hanger for the front brake will not allow the lock ring to fit on. Oh
> well. Anyone know if there is a fix to this problem, aside from buying a
new
> fork (which is out of the question)?
> >
> > If, as I suspect, there is no fix, does anyone have a Campagnolo
brakeset
> (time accurate) that they would want to part with? Standard reach, I
> believe....
> >
> > I really would prefer the Mafac "speed regulators" because they look
> cool....
> >
> > Stephan Andranian
> > Costa Mesa, CA