[CR] Weinmann brake pad alternatives

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

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From: "Jon Spangler" <jonswriter@att.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:54:19 -0700
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Weinmann brake pad alternatives


Kirke.

They are not period-correct, but I used the Kool-stop bolt-on pads and holders with the eccentric washers to help with adjusting the toe- in. They are longer and much more effective in all weather than the original Weinmann pads. Of course, our two Peugeot UO-18 mixtes, on which I am using the Weinmann CP brakes, are most definitely functional town/commuter bikes and not restorations, so my answer may not suit your aesthetic goals....

Jon Spangler avoiding packing for a bit in sunny Alameda, CA USA

On Sep 6, 2009, at 3:24 PM, <classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org> wrote:
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:23:53 -0700
> From: Kirke Campbell <passionateyouththing@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [CR] Replacing Weinmann brake pads
> To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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> I need to replace the original weinmann brake pads on my vainqueur
> 999 brakeset as they are dry and hard. The old pads slid out just
> fine but the salmon koop stop pads I got to replace them (the campy/
> mafac ones) are way too loose in the holders.
> And now I have kind of mangled the pad holders trying to hammer
> them down around the new pads. But alas the new Kool stops are
> still just too loose.
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Have any weinmann pad holders
> that I can start anew with?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kirke Campbell
> Houston tx
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