Originally Posted by
cudak888
They're only difficult to set up because they incorporated the pad adjustment options that Weinmann and Dia-Compe ignored in their design.
-Kurt
Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
Setting up Mafacs really isn't so hard, is it? Ten or fifteen minutes tops per bike?
I am not talking about the pad adjustment and that (like everything else in those brakes) to be set up properly has to be assymetrical, including the "center" (should actually be "slightly off center away from the quick release") yoke. To get everything working well (at least to my satisfaction, and I really like supersensitive brakes) takes a while of trial and failure (more like an one hour job.) Nothing like DiaCombe or Weinmann, but they are much better brakes once they are set up properly...