Originally Posted by
Oldpeddaller
Hi Dirtdrop - your brake blocks look shorter than my Scott Matthausers, which fit the whole length of the shoe on my Mafac Racers. The blocks are NOS specified for Mafac on the label - I wonder if they made different sizes? I understood that Koolstop salmons are exactly the same as the old Scott - m's? Can anyone confirm?
I have Matthausers too, but they're the same length. The Package said size M. I believe that they made M, W and C, so maybe I got a mislabled package. The Kool Stops I have are the length that everybody sells for Mafacs these days, including Harris Cyclery. They say say that they fit both Campy and Mafac holders. That can't be because Mafac holders are longer. If you have a source for the correct length for Mafacs, please share! I've got Mafacs on three bikes. I've got Kool Stop mountain shoes on two of them. They work great, but I don't like the look.
I case you haven't guessed, M was for Mafac, W was for Weinmann and C was for Campagnolo.