Mark Bulgier wrote:
>Sheldon "STOP!" Brown wrote:
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
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>Seriously great brakes, simple, light, effective and reliable.
Personally, I don't like them. They were hot stuff in their day, but unlike modern cantilevers they have no proper pad height adjustment, and no spring tension/balance adjustment whatever.
I really don't recommend them except for authentic restorations.
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>That one bolt that Sheldon mentions, ("One of the nuts is not a cosmetic
>match") appears to come from a Mafac centerpull. I don't see how it's
>going to tighten - the bolt is too long, unless some sort of bushing is
>added. Maybe I'm not seeing it right, but I think you may need to get
>the proper canti part to make this work - luckily those are not rare.
>If a list member buys these brakes and can't find a bolt, contact me,
>I'm pretty sure I have one to spare, though it won't be NOS.
Right you are. I had not noticed the issue with the bolt, just that the nut had a slightly different shape. I've revised the listing accordingly.
Sheldon "Likes Mafac Calipers A Lot Better" Brown
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