Originally Posted by MKahrl
I also wanted to replace the original centerpulls with Campy on my P15 but I rode around on them awhile and grew to like them. Get some new hoods and Koolstop pads, take the calipers apart and clean off any rust on the steel bits and polish the aluminum parts and they'll look pretty damn and stop as fast as you want.
MKahrl is absolutely right, espcially about the brake pads. I was on the other end of your problem, Scooper: a bare '67 P-15 with a need to hang brakes on it. I picked up a lovely Suntour Superbe set, only to find that the rear pads only made it down to the about the middle of the tire - less than optimal for stopping, I figured.
So I got a pair of Dia-Compe center pulls from Rivendell - perfect length for the back, but coming to a stop sign at the bottom of a hill (there should be a law against those) I discovered that the stopping power was, shall we say, inadequate.
Change to some Kool Stops - major improvement. The combinaton squealed like crazy for a few rides, but that went away.
The only reason I am not insanely jealous of you, Scooper, is because your new ride is too small for me. Man, is that a sweet-looking machine - and a terrific riding machine, too.
As for it being in a museum, well, in a way it is, thanks to your pics.