..or why only fools rush in.
I'm a man of caution. To date my rash retro purchases are few, nothing of note. Until now.
Trying to finish a bike, been looking for some Red brakes levers for a while. See some on German ebay. Scan the ad using my school boy german, run it through google quickly. Sounds ok. Pics looks reasonable. Dig ridiculously, no painfully deep to secure the winning bid.
They arrive today.
Open the box eagerly. Dream about getting the Yo Eddy finished finally. They look a little shabby and grubby. Take them to the workshop at work to give them a clean. Notice one lever isn't quite straight and is bent around the clamp. DAMN MY EYES. Check the ebay auction (this time with a German colleague translating) and indeed the seller mentions they are a little bent.
So there we have it. All the money spent on a useless set of levers. They work ok but who wants a brake lever snapping mid ride? Anyone know if Pauls do spare parts.
Let this be a lesson to all of us.
I'm a man of caution. To date my rash retro purchases are few, nothing of note. Until now.
Trying to finish a bike, been looking for some Red brakes levers for a while. See some on German ebay. Scan the ad using my school boy german, run it through google quickly. Sounds ok. Pics looks reasonable. Dig ridiculously, no painfully deep to secure the winning bid.
They arrive today.
Open the box eagerly. Dream about getting the Yo Eddy finished finally. They look a little shabby and grubby. Take them to the workshop at work to give them a clean. Notice one lever isn't quite straight and is bent around the clamp. DAMN MY EYES. Check the ebay auction (this time with a German colleague translating) and indeed the seller mentions they are a little bent.
So there we have it. All the money spent on a useless set of levers. They work ok but who wants a brake lever snapping mid ride? Anyone know if Pauls do spare parts.

Let this be a lesson to all of us.