I have no complaints, it stops way better than it did using the old turkey levers and 40 year old pads
. I put a set of Cool Stop Salmons on there, new cables, and re-adjusted everything.
Thanks for the info otg. I'm a big fan of KoolStop salmon pads too. Use them on most my bikes.
Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
One complaint I had when attempting to mix modern Shimano levers (RX100) with older centerpulls (Weinmann) was that the return spring in the levers made the braking effort harder overall. (SLR levers were designed for brake calipers with weaker springs.)
I can see what you're saying. Weinmann centerpulls had pretty strong springs even by vintage standards. I think my Campy Ergolever / MAFAC plan will work OK since the only spring in the levers is the weak one that holds the shift lever against the brake lever.
Anybody out there have any real world experience with a second-generation Ergolever / MAFAC centerpull combo? I've seen a couple photos of bikes (a Singer and a Weigle) set up that way, and I've been dieing to try it ever since. I'm 99.826764% sure it'd work great, but it'd sure be nice to have it confirmed.