Originally Posted by ksisler

Most of the French bikes of the era would have had Mafac brakes or Universal. Many were centerpull. You mentioned needing long reach brakes...bummer if you needed shorter reach, I have a unneeded pair of Universal calipers and road levers that came off a French road bike circa 1972. While both the Mafac and Universal brakes are adequate and a lot better that many others from the era; I will put out there that the modern Tektro's are a lot stiffer, prettier, and smooth operating. But not right if you are restoring.

/K