Right you are Dan... The fact of the matter is that these brakes suffered from the same malady as the Weinmann centre pull brakes. That is, no matter how well they worked, they weren't expensive enough to satisfy people who judged things on that basis.
True, is was abit difficult to center those calipers. But once
centered and properly lubricated - despite the flexible arms
and rough finish - they worked as well as Campagnolo calipers.
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> I traded an early '70's set of MAFAC racers for a Weinman 500
> set that
> was on a cheap '60's bike when I worked in a shop in the
> early '70's.
> The owner couldn't get the brakes alligned and I wanted them.
> I felt
> bad about the swap, because I was certain I got the best end
> of the
> deal, even though the other guy could center his brakes by
> hand. The
> shop had a few old parts bins, and I found a few of the old
> Weinman
> paper thin brass washers. That and a set of Mathauser pads,
> a modern
> (at the time) quick release/barrel adjuster and a bit of
> polishing and I
> had a brake set that worked every bit as well as a Campy
> sidepull. I
> thought they were pretty hot silt too!
> http://image10.webshots.com/
>
> Dan Artley
> Parkton, Maryland
>
> >>> <DTSHIFTER@aol.com> 03/17/2005 8:43:52 PM >>>
>
> Kim Klakow asked:
>
> <...now what is the story on weinmann 500 brakes. when did
> they come
> about? I
> heard that they were pretty hot silt in the old days, but I
> just know
> them
> from low low-end bikes in the 70-80s. >>
>
>
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