Re: [CR]Mystery weinman centerpull

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Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 15:34:15 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Mystery weinman centerpull
To: Craig Sandvik <distracticon@yahoo.com>
From: "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <20040509165922.22712.qmail@web61006.mail.yahoo.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Well, I'm not useful enough to be able to remember the model #, which I once knew, but I have a pair which came on a low/middle-grade Motobecane, which also provided some Stronglight 99 cranks. Yours are on a nicer bike; don't know if you found them there or not.

If all that sounded pointless, this is not: *they will stop better if you use 'em with wider rims*. All the usual pointers apply regarding better pads and levers, etc, except that, this being the CR list, authenticity runs neck and with safety and sometimes leaves it in the dust. (witness defenders of death stems and trial'n'error titanium forks:^)

jeff slotkin, getting runny in... Sweltering Goose Creek, SC

On Sunday, May 9, 2004, at 12:59 PM, Craig Sandvik wrote:
> What model are these weinman centerpulls?
> http://www.pbase.com/distracticon/misc
>
> Instead of a straddle cable, they have solid
> links riveted to the arms and the center piece
> where the cable clamps. Springs feel
> lighter than the vainqueur models. They stop
> ok, despite being a bit long for this frame.
>
> I can't figure out if they are forged or cast. The
> finish looks forged, but the 'sprue' line twists 90
> degrees right above the pad slot. This twist
> suggests they were bent after forging, or
> they are cast.
>
> Any experience with these?
>
> thanks,
> Craig Sandvik
> Berkeley, CA
>
>
>
>
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