I have a pair on a European-market model which I think was equivalent to the PY-10 sold in the US. They came with the "superlight" levers with plastic bodies and no hoods. I think the calipers might have been intended to save weight also, by dispensing with the separate clamps required to secure the MAFAC shoes.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
"Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <kctommy@msn.com> wrote: Here's one I can't recall seeing or hearing about before. A set of Mafac centerpull brakes using Weinmann style threaded stud brake shoes, not the usual Mafac stud style shoes. Does anyone know the history of these items? Was this a last generation Mafac product, an attempt to join the mainstream of bike parts, forsaking Gallic independence? Was Mafac, indeed, a sell out at the end? ;-)
Item # 7100568184
Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ