Donald Gillies wrote:
> I have a set of average-condition 1st generation Dura Ace Brakes but
> they came without wheel guides. I'd like to either purchase (if you
> have 4x guides to sell), or borrow (i'll pay postage and a small fee)
> a pair, in order to complete my brake set.
>
> Since these are apparently just bent wire, i was thinking that if I
> had a live model (just 1 guide), i could use my vice and some baling
> wire or something similar and maybe a soldering iron or something else
> to bend my own guides, afterwards dipping them in liquid black rubber
> to complete the "look" of these guides. If someone knows why this
> wouldn't work I'd like to hear more, thanx.
I'd use a stainless steel spoke for material. The guides on my 1st gen. DA brakes are a little thicker than a 14ga spoke. Maybe you can find a 12ga stainless spoke to try?
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA