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

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Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 21:37:25 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Suntour calipers with red pads (was "...Weinmann centerpulls, Then: Centering sidepulls...")
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <47AE8365.1020208@new.rr.com>


> Yes, they did come with red pads. These are original > (note the "SunTour" name molded into the pads): > > http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/superbe-pads.jpg

I'm amazed these weren't more popular as replacement pads. Were they really made from a higher friction material, like the Scott-Mathauser pads, or were they simply made from the same sort of colored, soft plastic that is sometimes used in BMX pads? Or... were they made from the type of colored silicon rubber that was used for slot car tires? Inquiring minds want to know :-) Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)

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