Weinmann centre pulls and flat bar levers

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

The Mafac Ville levers are a far better more solid construction and uses normal pear shaped road cables, unlike the Bebo and presumably the Wienmann that use "MTB" cables with no cable pivot.

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Tektro do a very nice copy of these.

 

[vcballbat]

You may want to consider using longer straddle wires to increase braking power rather than flex. Have noticed that a lot of stock Weinnman centre pulls came with very short straddle wires

Post in thread 'The Vintage Brakes Thread' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/the-vintage-brakes-thread.436655/post-3191755

 

[non-fixie]

Couldn't be any worse than how I got the bike with flattened out drop bar levers anyway.


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I believe those are actually Weinmann's model 138 "Parisien" levers:

 

[Mark Manley]

I believe those are actually Weinmann's model 138 "Parisien" levers:

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I believe you are correct, because the left hand lever had been bent then straightened I thought they were the originals modified and threw them out, darn it.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I believe you are correct, because the left hand lever had been bent then straightened I thought they were the originals modified and threw them out, darn it.

Mark, I may have some straight bar weinmann levers in the "box". If I still have them they are yours for post. I'll look later.

 

[Mark Manley]

Mark, I may have some straight bar weinmann levers in the "box". If I still have them they are yours for post. I'll look later.

Thanks but I have already got some of the standard Weinmann flat bar levers fitted.