Originally Posted by
clubman
As far as aluminum bending, who here hasn't reefed their alloy brake arms for toe-in? Especially those squealing Mafacs. Perhaps solid alloy is more tolerant of bending than something hollow, like a bar.
I have used the
caliper bend method to toe in calipers, in the past, but I do not recommend doing so with Universal calipers. The alloy Universal used is very prone to cracking. I do not have a picture of the caliper I did break, but the condition of these Universal brake lever/bodies might add credibility to my concern...
As for Mafac, as I recall, they have a toe-in adjustment built into the design, do they not?
Anyway, just a thought or two on the subject. The handle bar is now a matched set of handlebar (I cut it up but hated doing so - that said, I had to cut up a Pinarello years ago for the same reason, I still have nightmares).