Originally Posted by
nlerner
I wonder if there’s some crude way to quantify the effect of this stiffener, compared to a MAFAC Racer without the stiffener. Maybe [MENTION=381793]gugie[/MENTION] has some engimaneering know how to impart.
Gugie doesn't trust everything he thinks. I'm an empirical guy, and I do have a few bikes with MAFAC brakes I could try a stiffener and report back. Some of them definitely squeal like a pig. Won't be anytime soon, I'll put it on my post-retirement things to do list.
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Last edited by gugie; 03-19-23 at 07:10 PM.