Re: [CR]Unusual early Mafac cantilevers

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 11:17:05 -0400
From: "Via Bicycle" <viabicycle@gmail.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Unusual early Mafac cantilevers
In-Reply-To: <a06200703c28479411771@10.0.1.2>
References: <cf1.10c7ecd7.338ff183@aol.com>


"mafaciacs" is Mafac - ACS(the bmx company). ASC must have licenced them from Mafac. that is what these are, for some kinda BMX or 1980s cheapish mountian bike. like a Ross. ralph one 360mile ride from qualifying for PBP. nice long weekend before Cirque. philadelphia, PA

On 5/31/07, joel metz <magpie@blackbirdsf.org> wrote:
> i dunno about "early"... those yokes look to me like those produced
> in the 1980s for mounting cantilever brakes to bmx frames and such -
> for the life of me, i cant remember who made them...
>
> ive got some mafac cantis that are also stamped "mafaciacs". ive
> never quite figured out what that was all about.
>
> -joel
>
> At 05:38 -0400 05.31.2007, Stronglight49@aol.com wrote:
> >Interesting set of cantilever calipers with long custom "U" yokes for
> >hanging from a central bolt. Still with old French blue paint.
> >Clever! Never
> >seen this treatment before. Attached wrong, but you can imagine the concept
> >easy enough.
> >
> >eBay item: 160122788247
> >
> >Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, NM, USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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