Originally Posted by
AZORCH
The Carre frame set I recently acquired came to me with Mafac Criterium brakes. I like Mafac center pulls quite a bit but I've never used Mafac cantilevers before - I read that they're pretty good stoppers. My question: Is it possible to toe in the pads on these brakes?
I've bent the arms on centrepulls to toe in / alleviate brake squeaking and broken one in the process.
It's time consuming as it requires disassembly so I don't damage the nylon washers.
Nice once it's set up though.
Some new shoes have an eccentric washer which allows toe in.