Originally Posted by mtnbke

Thought I'd post some pics of my Mavic SSC brakes.

While the rest of the bike will be vintage Mavic the brakes are current product. I read a lot of stuff about how vintage brake calipers were definitely sub par compared to modern calipers.

While the touring bike has 'Mafac Tandem' style cantilevers, the 'tout Mavic' road bike will be getting these Mavic calipers.

What really sold me were the reviews at Excelsports:

Mavic SSC Calipers

I was giddy to learn that people liked these better than other good brakes. There are multiple reviews there with people who like the Mavic SSCs better than the Campy Record, Campy Chorus, Zero Gravity, and Shimano calipers, and they are Mavic!

I was able to get a NOS set in the box for screaming deal from a sponsored rider selling off some swag.