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 [...]

Handcrafted Leather Cycling Accessories

Handcrafted leather bags, brake hoods and cycling accessories from the workshop of another skilled Japanese artisan. ＭＡＦＡＣ用　パッド (brake lever hoods) サドルバッグ　Ｌ (large saddlebag) サドルバッグ　Ｓｉ (small saddlebag) フロントバッグの製作 (Production of front randonneur style bag) 自転車用レザー用品 (more leather cycling accessories) Tweet This Post

MAFAC Brake Bosses v. Canti Bosses

I am mounting MAFAC 2000 brakes on the Waterford. The brake calipers will be mounted to brazed on bosses. For those that might be curious about the difference between the MAFAC bosses and standard canti bosses: In the above photo the canti boss is on the left and the Mafac boss and spring are on [...]