[CR]Suntour calipers with red pads (was "...Weinmann centerpulls, Then: Centering sidepulls...")

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Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:17:13 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <8801bb250802091125i44d12ee7h20792f8d553ea05f@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: [CR]Suntour calipers with red pads (was "...Weinmann centerpulls, Then: Centering sidepulls...")

> Correction: > Just occured to me that the Superbes I got in 77 > may have still had the black compound pads. The > red came later (?).

Mitch, Did the Suntour calipers really come with red pads, or is it that shops typically sold them with the Scott-Mathauser friction material? That's how I purchased the combination here - from Rivendell, when they first started up their operation: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fred_rednor/2254227880 I'm actually not entirely certain how well these would work with a road bike on a serious descent. They're on the front of my track bike and come off for racing. The only real stopping I do with this brake is to avoid tourists at Hains Point in D.C. Best regards, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)

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