Re: [CR]Mafacs with ball bearings

(Example: History:Ted Ernst)

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:37:26 -0500 (EST)
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
To: vahdia@att.net
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Mafacs with ball bearings
In-Reply-To: <20010629204119.ZDLE1777.mtiwmhc23.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net>


So it's kind of a crop circles thing. . . where it's people who know somebody who saw them. These brakes really interest me since I have a real soft-spot for centerpulls and Mafac's in specific. I wonder if you could find a roller bearing that you could use as an "aftermarket" upgrade for centerpulls? enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives

"Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron

On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 vahdia@att.net wrote:
> Hi Folks:
> I'm not a direct witness about this ball bearing
> phenomenon,but Leonard Bulger,who is
> uncharacteristically silent now,has told me numerous
> times that he saw some latter day Mafacs with ball
> bearing pivots offered at a pro shop in Orange or San
> Diego counties about 20 years ago.They were pricey all
> right,and he's regretted ever since not just paying for
> them...
> Keep on Lookin',Seth F. Santa Cruz,CA vahdia