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What is this hook near the cantilever brakes?
I just bought this old school brazilian mountain bike, and it has this little hook thing near the brakes, front and rear. Anyone knows what these are for?
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Updating brakes on a vintage tandem
I have a 25 year old Colnago road tandem on which I would like to update the brakes.
The problem I am having is that they are 27" rims and I can't find a proper brake setup that will work.
What ...
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Can I use Shimano 105's brakes with vintage bike?
Complete newbie here, looking for better stopping power and less rusty calipers.
I have a Nishiki Custom Sport with Dia Compe brakes and I was wondering if I could use the Shimano 105 5800's on them.
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How to assemble '70s-era center-pull brake
I've (supposedly) got a 1976 Motobecane Le Champion with what appears to be the original center-pull rim brakes, which unforunately are not in one piece and need to be re-assembled:
As you can see in ...
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Where to get replacement bolt for rod brakes
Well, I did it again: While working on a bike with rod brakes I lost the bolt which connects the two "actuating" rods to each other (I have no idea what these parts are even called; The measuring tape ...
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How good are '80s Raleigh rod brakes?
I'm interested in getting an old roadster/Dutch bike and I came across a Raleigh Royal from the '80s:
I like that it has rod-actuated brakes rather than coaster brakes, but how well do rod brakes ...
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Hoods for 1993 Camapaganolo Chorus levers
The hoods for my 1993 camapaganolo chorus levers need replacing.
Can anyone suggest some inexpensive hoods that would be compatible apart from a period Campagnolo part?
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New Brake Compatibility with Vintage Bike
I have a vintage Gitane Sprint from the early '80s which came with Weinmann 405s (single-pivot side pulls). I had been thinking about replacing the front brake anyway and then recently broke the quick ...
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Replacing old brake blocks with modern pads
I'm looking to freshen up a 60's Raleigh Sports that has the old standard brake blocks on it. If I able to put modern pads (http://www.koolstop.com/images/ks-bmxdl_art_lg.jpg) from a cantilever brake ...
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Specialized Rock Hopper (1987) - Service
I was wondering if anyone might have a service manual of some description for a vintage Specialized Rock Hopper(1987 - Yellow)?
I have googled this for hours and hours and have tried contacting ...
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Single pivot brake with handlebar levers (Resurrecting an old Colnago)
I have an old Colnago I want to resurrect, which after some Google-ing I have discovered is very similar to the bike here (but in blue):
I want to replace the drop bar brakes with "standard" brakes ...
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