My mid to end 50ies Bauer has them and my opinion always was (nourished by this list's knowledge) that they are second geaeration racers. First generation had bronze bushings and the dural forge stamping , second gemeration had red plastic bushings. The racer stamping came later. My 50ies Cinelli B-model came with the bronze bushing models and I think they were original to the bike.
Michael Schmid Oberammergau - to much snow for riding Germany Tel.: +49 8821 798790 Fax.:+49 8821 798791 mail: schmid@zunterer.com http://www.zunterer.com
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von Jerome & Elizabeth Moos Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. März 2008 03:22 An: chasds@mindspring.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Betreff: Re: [CR]MAFAC brake question
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