I have a Peugeot PX-10 with Mafac Racer brakes that has gold anodized and drilled levers. I have no real idea of the model year because I bought the bike used and the seller had gotten it as an abandoned wreck. It does have Simplex SLJ 5500 derailleurs. The levers say MAFAC and the word in underlined and beneath the line it says FRANCE. I would say the shape of the levers is the same as #3 below. The brakes themselves are identical to the MAFAC "RACER"s on my 74 PX-10. Daniel S. Swords New Orleans, LA Paul Williams <castell5@sympatico.ca> wrote:Sorry, meant to add this to the list discussion.
Eric,
I have just received much of a 1970-1 PX10E which has levers like the ones you describe for your 1968-9 PX10E. Now here's a question to add to the discussion, are there also differences in the calipers through time?
Paul Williams,
Ottawa, ON, Canada
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Elman"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:34 AM
> Subject: [CR]Mafac Lever Differences?
>
>
> > Has anyone documented the differences in Mafac Racer/early Competition
> brake
> > levers? I know of at least four variations:
> >
> > 1. The earliest being open along all of the underside.
> > 2. The next version being closed along the upper half of the underside.
> The
> > section of lever that has the closed bottom is almost completely round
in
> > cross section like an "O."
> > 3. A third version with a closed bottom as just described except with a
> > cross section like a "D" with the flat being the underside - this is by
> far
> > the most common.
> > 4. A fourth version with the closed bottom as described but where the
side
> > profile of the whole lever is much more curvaceous than 99% of the
> "normal"
> > lever profile.
> >
> > My camera is at work so I cannot take pictures of these right now but
have
> > attached two eBay photos shoeing the 3rd and 4th examples I've mentioned
> > above.
> >
> > Are there more variations? Does anyone know what years the various
> changes
> > took place?
> >
> > The only estimates I can provide is that version two above was in the
late
> > sixties as it is on my very original 1968/69 PX-10E.
> >
> > Here is the link to the common version #3:
> >
>
> > 9>
> >
> > Here is the link to the curvaceous version #4:
> >
>
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Eric Elman
> > Snowy Somers, CT
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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