Re: [CR] Replacement Mafac 'Salmon' Pads- ride update

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Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:32:27 -0700
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
To: classic <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Replacement Mafac 'Salmon' Pads- ride update


Well... all I can say is those Kool Stop pads are FANTASTIC. I've said before that the Mafac 2000 brake set on my old Motobecane are by far my favorite brakes for big descents in our local mountains. With these new pads, they're even BETTER !!

A close up: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/images/moto22.jpg

Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA

Rich Pinder wrote:
> woops.. .the pertinent story from Jan:
>> Campy pre-1999 pads slip right into the holders. Kool-Stop makes a
>> great salmon-colored pad, which is sold by Harris Cyclery and others.
> Rich Pinder
> Van Nuys, CA
>
>>> Was it this?
>>>
>>> http://search.bikelist.org/?SearchString=Mafac%20Brake%20Shoes%20Needed
>>>
>>> It's closer to 120 days, but maybe that was it.
>>
>>
>> Rich Pinder wrote:
>>> I swear recently (last 60 days?) someone posted a solution for
>>> Mafac Racer/2000 pad replacements, which suggested using the salmon
>>> 'kool stop' type of pads, and I kind of THINK that the poster
>>> suggested that Harris Cyclery had them in stock. The suggestion
>>> may have included some 'trimming' needed to make them work.
>>>
>>> If anyone recalls this and can point me to the post, I'd love it
>>> !! I tried making the 'search the archives' work... no luck -
>>> hope I wasnt dreaming this !!
>>>
>>> thx
>>> Rich Pinder
>>> Van Nuys, CA