Good vintage centerpulls?
05-25-19, 10:30 AM
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I'm not super familiar with lathes, but I've done some milling. Anyhow a 4 jaw chuck is what they use on a lathe to hold oddly shaped objects. If they don't build a fixture to hold a specific object.
There is a whole forum dedicated to small mills and lathes. Some of those guys do some awesome work on those tiny machines.
There is a whole forum dedicated to small mills and lathes. Some of those guys do some awesome work on those tiny machines.
05-25-19, 11:52 AM
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05-25-19, 12:00 PM
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Even tho I like the Paul Racers for a bunch of reasons, the Mafac Racer is my favorite classic CP. I like the Racer because you can make your own cross cables AND because you can install the Compass brass bushings which are a significant improvement over the now 40 year old plastic bushings. Roller straddles are cool too, if they appeal to you.
I don't trust old school cross wires. If one of those pops, you are down to one brake. It will let go at the worst possible moment.
Of course, use new pads of your choice, the best wires and housing you can find, properly rigged, and if possible the Weinmann levers which are the best, again IMHO.
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I don't trust old school cross wires. If one of those pops, you are down to one brake. It will let go at the worst possible moment.
Of course, use new pads of your choice, the best wires and housing you can find, properly rigged, and if possible the Weinmann levers which are the best, again IMHO.
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05-25-19, 12:10 PM
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Yes it would I bought a Micromark mini mill a while back and I wish I would of got one of the lathes at the same time.
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I ride a Dia Comp center pull equipped Schwinn Sports Tourer. Extremely powerful brakes. Very easy to set up, very easy to take off the wheels with pressurized tires. I'm running flat handlebars and using a pair of short pull Paul Love brake levers with these brakes. The Paul levers are the best levers I've ever used in several respects. I've owned Weinmann, Mafac, and Dia Comp center pulls and all were better than the sidepulls of their era. Less hand effort for more braking power.
05-27-19, 12:14 PM
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The Univega Viva and Miyata 710 were 'upgraded' to dual pivots. The Miyata with a used set of Nashbar, and the Uni with Tektro. Both of these stop better than my old Fuji. All three got new slick lined cables, but the Uni and Miyata have aero levers. So I'm not sure if the difference in braking can be ascribed to levers, brake design, or quality of new pads..
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Big thanks to @88Tempo for beginning this fascinating discussion.
Have been following along with interest and appreciate all the the excellent posts.
Occurred to me that there are quite a number, of perhaps unloved(?), centrepull models which have not as yet been mentioned.
Some of the models thought of include Alfa, Super Alfa, Altenburger, Balilla Corsa 61, Centric (CZ), Cherry, CLB Racer, GB Coureur 66, Iris, Super Olimpic, Yoshikawa & Zeus 2000.
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MAFAC has received a good deal of discussion, all of it about the Racer model.
Wondering if any readers would like to comment on models such as Top 63, Tiger, Competition, Raid, etc.
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Big thanks to @88Tempo for beginning this fascinating discussion.
Have been following along with interest and appreciate all the the excellent posts.
Occurred to me that there are quite a number, of perhaps unloved(?), centrepull models which have not as yet been mentioned.
Some of the models thought of include Alfa, Super Alfa, Altenburger, Balilla Corsa 61, Centric (CZ), Cherry, CLB Racer, GB Coureur 66, Iris, Super Olimpic, Yoshikawa & Zeus 2000.
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MAFAC has received a good deal of discussion, all of it about the Racer model.
Wondering if any readers would like to comment on models such as Top 63, Tiger, Competition, Raid, etc.
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05-28-19, 11:23 AM
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@juvela thanks for the kind words.
I'm glad for all the responses, I actually had no idea there were so many different models. Now I really want to find a set of those CLB2 brakes, I'm not sure why but I like them.
I only have two sets of centerpulls and testing just a few minutes ago noticed quite a bit more flex with Dia Compes versus the Weinmann.
I'm glad for all the responses, I actually had no idea there were so many different models. Now I really want to find a set of those CLB2 brakes, I'm not sure why but I like them.
I only have two sets of centerpulls and testing just a few minutes ago noticed quite a bit more flex with Dia Compes versus the Weinmann.
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