Re: [CR]Weinmann Hardware

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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:13:57 -0500
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Weinmann Hardware
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <200311132053.MAA05320@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>


The Dia-Compe alloy for the calipers on the run of the mill centerpulls is a bit softer relative to the Wienmann. Easier to adjust the toe in.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Gillies
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:53 PM
Subject: [CR]Weinmann Hardware



> As seen on this bike on ebay (dia compe braze-on centerpulls):
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> i have 27 lbs of weinmann & dia compe 610 centerpulls in my garage.
> the only difference between a weinmann caliper and a dia compe caliper
> is the fact that the weinmann springs wrap 2x at the maximum, and dia
> compes wrap 3x at the maximum. both springs terminate without
> bending, like coiled rope laying flat. Otherwise, weinmann and
> dia-compe differ only in badging and brake pads.
>
> The brakeset in the picture clearly has 3x wrap, like dia compe, but
> the termination does not lay flat, it goes into hole inserts. This is
> not a normal dia-compe spring.
>
> This is not a 1970's era dia-compe caliper. You can see a beveled
> area between the mounting bolt and the pad bolt that is atypical.
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA