Re: [CR]upgrading Campy NR brake performance

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From: "Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
To: "Emanuel Lowi" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
References: <20060119165853.39570.qmail@web50508.mail.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]upgrading Campy NR brake performance
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:04:14 -0500
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Emanuel,

I have always used Mathausser without too many problems. Switched to them mid-70s.

Paul Williams,
Ottawa, ON, Canada


----- Original Message -----
From: Emanuel Lowi
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: [CR]upgrading Campy NR brake performance



> Having switched recently to Campy NR brakes from a
> competitor's set, I must confess to being seriously
> underwhelmed by their braking performance.
>
> I figure it must be the rubber used in the pads.
>
> What was the best alternative to the original pads,
> back in the good old days?
>
> Mathauser? Kool-Stop?
>
> Emanuel Lowi
> Montreal, Quebec