Dear Greg, My personal habit is; 1.If I change a part off that is not repalced with a "correct" part I save the old part to replace if need be in the future. 2. I try to stay period correct, when practical. 3. I like to do what I like unless someone else is willing to pay my bills for me. that is because no pay no play. 4. Have fun, it is not a religious icon.
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:22:56 -0400 From: <gthies1@cox.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Weinmann Vainqueur Brakes Message-ID: <20080429182256.T8NZ5.10271.imail@eastrmwml28> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 10
What's the group wisdom on Weinmann Vainqueur center pull brakes? I am
building up a 1972 Paramount P-15, and these were the stock brakes. My
experience is that the brakes are on the soft side. I am considering using
MAFAC Dural Forge instead because I believe they'll perform better,
especially since I weigh 225 lbs. The MAFACs are certainly period correct.
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Greg Thies
Vienna, Virginia
USA
John StrizekSacratomato California, USA