Re: [CR]Interesting brake trivia

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:47:39 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@home.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Interesting brake trivia
In-Reply-To: <df.10c154d8.27c7dcdb@aol.com>


At 10:33 AM 2/23/2001 -0500, RALEIGH531@aol.com wrote:
>New Old Stock replacement pads for SunTour Superbe and Superbe Pro, Weinmann,
>Universal, Dia-Compe, Gran Compe brake pad holders.
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>The second picture shows the back of the package listing what model pads fit
>which brand of brakes. Kind of a handy cross reference.
> Thought it quite interesting that the same pads fit Mafac and Dura-ace.
>I assume they mean early Dura-ace, and Mafac Racers?

There's at least one additional size, "S", which fits finned Scott holders. By the time my S's were made, the package only listed S and C (old Campy) as available.

Jeff Slotkin
TheLocalSpoke
Goose Creek, SC