Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,520
Likes: 12
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
I have Mafac Racers on my UO8 and Universal Type 61's on my Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, I like the Universals better but I think there is more to it than the brake calipers themselves. I find more friction from the rear cable setup on the UO8 which hurts brake feel and the levers have popped into their "release" or "open" mode a couple of times for no particularly obvious reason but probably mal-adjustment. The Universals look much nicer and have never given me any trouble.