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Mavic SSC Brake

Mavic SSC Brake, photograph © 2012, Henry Graber, All Rights Reserved. Tweet This Post

Cobalto

Campagnolo Cobalto brake-set. Tweet This Post

Campagnolo 50th anniversary brakes

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Pantographology

Top: Campagnolo brake lever – DeRosa pantograph, bottom: Modolo brake lever – Colnago pantograph. Tweet This Post

Campagnolo ‘Hinault’ Record Levers

According to the eBay seller: Vintage NOS Bicycle Parts these svelte NOS Campagnolo Record brake levers were specially modified for Bernard Hinault. No mention of what the mod was – but its an elegant lever. Tweet This Post

Progress

On the left the old MAFAC plated steel straddle cable hanger. On the right a modern alloy cable hanger. The svelte elegant MAFAC has a bit more drop, lower stack height and a lot less weight then it’s chunky modern equivalent. I just weighed the set of MAFAC Competition brakes that are going on my [...]

MAFAC 2000 & Competition

MAFAC 2000 (left) & MAFAC Competition (center & right) brake calipers showing longer reach of the 2000. Note the 2 versions of the Competition caliper. Both the 2000 & Competition have used both versions of cable holder, one takes the ball on both end straddle cable and one uses the cable with a tab on [...]

Campagnolo Euclid Cantilever Brakes

Campagnolo Euclid cantilever wide profile brakes ready to be cleaned up and reassembled for the Rhygin Metax build. The Euclid is not quite as pretty as the low profile Record OR cantis but it’s a better match for short pull ergo-brifters. Tweet This Post

MAFAC Étrier Réglable

MAFAC Étrier Réglable ( adjustable ) type brake v fixed mounting models: As you can see from the above drawings the adjustable brake has a slot that allows the stirrup to be moved up or down relative to the brake mount. Thanks to Richard Freeman on the iBOB list for pointing out what the adjustable [...]

MAFAC, Dia-Compe & Paul Centerpull Brake Specs

A table containing the specs of Mafac, Dia-Compe and Paul centerpull brakes.

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