Originally Posted by JanMM
dia-compe and similar centerpulls were standard on many good quality bikes 30 years ago. they were absolutely the easiest-to-setup and adjust brakes ever.
True, and 47 years later my Weinmann Vainqueur 999s, of which the DiaCompes were a shameless direct copy, are still going (stopping?) strong.
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