Side-pull brake woes

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01-29-20 | 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SJX426

There ya go!

Tired of trying to pinch pennies to fit square pegs into round holes. Just ordered a set of 1st Gen Dura Ace nutted calipers from eBuy. The bike they're going on has a 1972 serial number, and the brakes are from 1973, so... close enough. As long as neither the Zeus drivetrain, nor the Carlton levers rebel, I should be just a few rubber pieces from getting this baby rolling.

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01-29-20 | 09:49 AM

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I wouldn't invest in Weinmann side-pull calipers. I don't think they're very good no matter how you tune or use them. I don't know much about Universals, though I had a pair on a bike. The levers had too little leverage, and I had to pull like hell to use them. I suspect the calipers would be OK with modern levers.

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01-29-20 | 10:35 AM

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Disassembly time: 1 minute, 15.23 seconds
Assembly and adjust time: 1 minute, 28.02 seconds

Takes me at least 1 minute, 15.79 seconds to disassemble.
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01-29-20 | 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SJX426

You are justified in being concerned. The Universal 61 brake calipers are cast and will break when attempting to bend them. Ask me how I know!