Re: [CR]Woe is Me...Needed: Advice and/or Brakeset

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:03:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Woe is Me...Needed: Advice and/or Brakeset
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <20040604194224.51575.qmail@web80006.mail.yahoo.com>


Stephan: I am thinking something very simple: drill and hacksaw; home stuff; same a what I would do.

First, think of where the cable attaches to a side pull brake - sort of an eyelet that bolts to the brake; and into the eyelet slides the barrel adjuster. For your Mafacs, I am proposing a straight bracket into which that eyelet bolts at the upper end. Bracket = straight piece of steel or aluminum maybe several inches tall. Larger hole in bottom for brake center bolt. Smaller hole at top for eylet from a side pull.

Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois

"sandranian@yahoo.com" <sandranian@yahoo.com> wrote: I am not a "fabricator." I am a lawyer. Oh yeah, same thing....

Stephan

r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com> wrote: Could you fabricate a bracket that rises vertically from the brake center bolt? I've pondered this solution to similar problems. Have not executed it, though; no time it seems to experiment.

Craig Sandvik wrote: Stephan Andranian wrote:
> Well, much to my chagrin, my NOS Mafac Racer
> brakeset isn't going to
> work on my 1970 Gitane. The steering tube is cut
> too short, and the addition of the hanger for
> the front brake will not allow the lock ring to
> fit on. Oh well. Anyone know if there is a fix to
> this problem, aside from buying a new fork (which
> is out of the question)?

If the headset has the typical french sawtooth washer arrangement, you might get ~5 mm of threads back by switching the top races to something like campy that uses plain washers, and using the mafac hanger as the sole washer. If you're willing to use off-topic parts, you can get a hanger that clamps to the stem quill.

-- Craig Sandvik Berkeley, CA

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