Thread: Merz built 48 hole 700c wheels for sale
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Old 12-22-25 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Robvolz
Did these originally use the Phil drum brake?

my vintage tandem has a Phil drum brake on the rear.
No, that version had 1.370 x24 TPI threading on both sides for the rear hub and one threading on the front hub. The Phil disk brake are dangerous, the friction disk can fail. This will either lead to no brake action or the wheel locking up.
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