Re: [CR]Hidden Spring Superbe Pro brakes

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From: "Peter Jon White" <PeterJonWhite@PeterWhiteCycles.com>
To: "David Faulkner" <dfaulkne@arb.ca.gov>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "mitch harris" <mitch_harris789@msn.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Hidden Spring Superbe Pro brakes
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:26:01 -0400


Those calipers were made by Dia Compe. Dia Compe sold their own branded internal spring caliper, the BRS 500. They were also sold by Mavic under the Mavic brand name.

Peter Jon White Peter White Cycles 24 Hall Rd. Hillsborough, NH 03244 603 478 0900 Phone 603 478 0902 Phax http://www.PeterWhiteCycles.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: David Faulkner
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


<mitch_harris789@msn.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: [CR]Hidden Spring Superbe Pro brakes


> CR List and Mitch Harris --- I think the hidden-spring Suberbe Pro brakes came out in the mid 1980's. I remember walking into the Wheelworks in Davis, CA and having the proprietor, Dave Peterson, hand me a caliper of the new, hidden-spring Superbe
> Pros to show off the cool hidden spring. That was after 1984. I already had a pair of esposed-spring Superbe Pros on my PX-10 -- replaced the Mafac's with them at the same time I changed to a 3ttt stem and bars. They eventually lasted for over 18
> years. They were very much like Campy Record /Super Record brakes. Some people of my acquaintance referred to the nicer Japanese stuff as "Japagnolo," because it was such a good imitation of Campy. Kind of a put-down, but at the same time a
> grudging compliment. It's really a shame that Suntour went belly up. So much of their stuff was nicer than the comparable Shimano gear -- nicer looking and smoother working and better finished.
>
> --- David Faulkner in Sacramento, where it was cool enough for long sleeves on my ride to work this morning