Originally Posted by
randyjawa
Now I feel better. I know darn well that I can toe-in the Mafac brakes that I have owned using those beveled washers. This, for what it is worth, is one of the reasons that I am a fan of Mafac stoppers. Simply put, though a bit difficult to install and set up, they just plain work well, when compared to other offerings of the day.
When the topic went from bars to brakes and folks started talking about bending the calipers for toe-in I thought WTF???...just spin the washer! Seems likes folks are employing the famous "don't force it, use a big hammer" technique when really only a little finessing is actually required.
I too love early Mafacs, in particular the Dural Forge-marked Racers (pre-plastic bushing models without the "RACER" embossing) as well as Mafac's large cantilevers for tandems. We used those big cantilevers on early Mtn Bikes and I still use a set on my Ritchey Palo Alto Tandem.