Re: [CR]Mafac centerpull mounts work with cantilevers?

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From: "Steve Leitgen" <sleitgen@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mafac centerpull mounts work with cantilevers?
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:51:16 -0600
To: "Don Rogers" <turning.pedals@gmail.com>
cc: CR <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Also important, the spring hole on a cantilever is horizontal from the brake bolt and the spring hole for a centerpull is 90 degrees up.

Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI

On Nov 13, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Don Rogers wrote:
> On 11/13/06, Cheung, Doland <CheungD@bv.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone know if the Mafac centerpull mounts will work with
>> cantilevers
>> as well?
>
> Doland:
>
> Centerpull pivots are mounted above the rim (by a lot; maybe 4cm);
> cantilever pivots mount below the rim. So even if cantilever hardware
> would fit on centerpull pivots, they would be in a very much useless
> position.
>
> Sorry!
>
> Don Rogers
> Rumford, RI