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12-08-13 | 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperLJ

Thanks for the info otg. I'm a big fan of KoolStop salmon pads too. Use them on most my bikes.

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.

I have done it and it seems to work fine. Also with the Mafacs you can adjust the post and straddle length to get the brakes dialed in for the levers.

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