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From: Colorado Springs, CO
Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
AFA vintage brands that made brakes when long reach was commonly used, Weinmann and Dia Compe 750 were about 99% of it. And they're actually the same. MAFAC Raids are long reach, but they were not common in N America. Never saw them.
There were some cheap sidepulls in long reach I'm sure. They would have come on discount/department store bikes. Junk even by the low standards of the time.
That's probably why I've never seen the MAFACs. The Dia Compe are excellent for a new part and readily available. I just ordered a rather well used Weinmann 750 rear off of eBay though. The patina matches the rest of the bike much better than the shiny new Dia Compes.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista