First, I'd like to know what's wrong with the Mafac canti's. My tandem came with a set, and stopped fine. Is it that the shop didn't recongnize and/or trust them, or was there something particularly wrong with them? Cracked arm, broken spring or something like that? And in these modern days with studded high performance brake shoes showering down on us, I'd expect the Mafacs to be great stoppers.
Failing that, I've had good luck with Avid cantis, low profile for heel clearance and otherwise a reasonable set. Just not very retro proper.
Good luck with the Taylor.
Tom (That's another one for the Wish List) Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>From: Christopher Rose
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Cantilever brakes (mafac or ?)
>Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 10:33:27 -0800
>
>Hi gang,
>
>I have not posted here in quite awhile. Life has been a bit busy.
>
>Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for me here. I have a Jack
>Taylor (http://www.stanford.edu/~crose/Bikes/JackTaylor/font.JPG)
>that has been to CycleArt and refinished. I am in the process of
>putting it back together but am having a problem with finding
>Cantilver brakes that will work. I have updated to use STI brake
>levers. I have tried a pair of shorty 8's on it and the were just a
>bit too long so I bought a pair of Paul's neo retros. Well, that
>does not work ( I found) because the springs are where my racks are
>in the front of the boss.
>
>So, I have a new set of original Mafac cantilvers that I found but
>have found from local bike shops that they "would not ride a bike
>with those brakes on it" so now I am stuck again. I still have
>those old Deores that are in the picture, too. I guess I could
>clean them up, get new straddle cables and new pads.
>
>Anyone have a suggestion on a set of good cantilevers that will work
>with my racks so I can get this bike back on the road?
>
>Thanks, Chris
>
>
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