Re: [CR]A Few More Vintage Parts For Sale

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Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:01:47 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]A Few More Vintage Parts For Sale
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R.S. Broderick wrote:
> CAUTION: as with all original Scott / Mathauser finned and
> curved brake shoes and pads of this vintage, the brake pads themselves
> have been permanently bonded to the aluminum shoes - how "permanent"
> this bond may be after thirty years is a matter for speculation

FWIW, I've had several sets of these in regular use for ~25 years with no signs of delamination, and very little thinning of the pad material either for that matter.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA