Originally Posted by
repechage
Way back we looked at these brakes at the shop and speculated that with bushings and spot facing that these could be good stoppers.
the " mod " dual pivots have a bit better geometry. Be interesting with Kool stop pads.
there was a brake that was advertised in the bike magazines of the early 70's, called a power brake, an interesting design kind of a cross between a power cam brake, Shimano Aero centerpull. Did not have enough extra cash to experiment
I think some form of alternate geometry
might get them to stop well, though it's beyond my pay grade.
I could install a pair of black Kool-Stops on it to find out. Still want to tinker a bit with them.
Got a pic of the Power Brake by chance? I swear I've seen something to that description at one time, but can't seem to Google it.
Originally Posted by
stardognine
Well, now I won't have to try it. 😁😉 Thanks for the, umm, education (?). 😁
I actually enjoyed reading that though, and I appreciate your perseverance in these matters. ✌️
LOL
It was worth a shot. Might still see what can be done. Don't know why I'm fixated on these Altenburgers, but hey - why not?
-Kurt