Originally Posted by
RacerNo.7
First of all - that is a great looking bike, you did a very good job restoring it. One thing I don't like are brakes, Weinmann just look wrong on this bike, that plastic black bolt is just... plastic. You should look up for some Mafac centerpull brakes, those are cheap and would look great on that bike.
Yeah, the brakes are bugging me still... unfortunately I'm heading back to uni with the bike tomorrow so I just had to get it together. I'm going to get hold of some GB Sport brakes in the summer to finish it off. Thanks for the advice!