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Old 10-30-09 | 11:21 AM
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Hello, I've been trying to match one of these. I'd prefer to find one like the one on the left with white rubber. I found a place that sells the black nut rubber alone, but would prefer white for this bike. Thanks.
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Unfortunately, probably the cheapest way to buy one would be with a beat-up Athena caliper c'90.
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Old 10-30-09 | 12:08 PM
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You can get white O rings on Amazon that are a good match.
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Old 10-30-09 | 12:14 PM
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Unfortunately, probably the cheapest way to buy one would be with a beat-up Athena caliper c'90.
You have a real gift my friend! For mankind's sake, please use it wisely.
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I found the whole barrel with nut rubber on Brandfords Bikes for $40. Ouch! But, of course it's black.

I'll check out Amazon.
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actually the gentleman from Electra that was taking opinions on what old items we would like to see.. he could make a fortune just selling those adjusters.
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Old 10-30-09 | 01:56 PM
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It has always seemed to me that someone with some free time and a metal lathe could make reasonable-looking replacements from standard hardware. It's an allen-head bolt of the correct threading with a hole down the middle and one side ground off. The adjuster is a thumb nut plus an o-ring. They wouldn't be exact copies, of course, but certainly workable.

Back of the envelope guesstimate would make $20/pair profitable for a hobbiest, $10/pair for someone with a dedicated machinist and more sophisticated tooling.
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Originally Posted by rothenfield1
I found the whole barrel with nut rubber on Brandfords Bikes for $40. Ouch! But, of course it's black.

I'll check out Amazon.
I remember the "old days" when the original Branford Bike had good prices.
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Did you try Ochsner?
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Did you try Ochsner?
No luck. Thanks though!
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Old 10-30-09 | 08:51 PM
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You won't find the old adjuster for sale new anywhere. You may luck into one on eBay, or might be able to buy a single caliper. Try
this, maybe
or This, closer, or
this, for sure.

You can match the black one. The new stuff is pretty much like the old stuff.
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Old 10-30-09 | 09:03 PM
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That last Chorus one looks like the ticket, at a fair price. Thanks alot
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I have a couple white spares ( i mean rubber only) PM me if interested.
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