Re: [CR]MAFAC brake question

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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:22:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]MAFAC brake question
To: chasds@mindspring.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <27267048.1206582682397.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


These would be Racer brakes, earlier than 1970. How much earlier, I'm not sure, but in the mid-60's PX-10's came with these "Dural Forge" brakes.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, Texas, USA

chasds@mindspring.com wrote: If a set of brakes from MAFAC is stamped, simply: Dural-Forge and MAFAC, but no other stamp, where does that put such a brake in the line? Older, newer? Better, worse? Same as a Racer but without the Racer stamp?

What is it, exactly?

Thanks for any insights..

Charles Andrews
Los Angeles