Ray Green wrote:
>I'd like to nominate Mafac Racer brakes paired with Dunlop steel
>rims in the wet. Pull the lever and wait!
I consider this a bum rap on two counts:
My experience with Mafac Racers is that they stop as well as any rim brake when properly set up. It is true that they tend to be noisy, and this is not always fixable, but they're excellent stoppers when properly set up...especially if you use them with modern "aero" type brake levers and good brake shoes. I've got one on the front of my Rambouillet and it works great.
I agree that wet steel rims are not good, but it's a mistake to single out Dunlop. Dunlop made the finest steel rims ever, and they're no more prone to this problem than lesser marques of steel rims are.
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