Timeline for Old Peugeot brakes not working in rain
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| Jun 1, 2018 at 17:50 | vote | accept | bidart | ||
| Jun 1, 2018 at 12:18 | comment | added | Carel | @ArgentiApparatus: The low to midrange Peugeot around the 70s had this sort of steel rims with the 'file' pattern. And the Maillard Helicomatic freewheel system borgercompagnie.com/helicomatic/history.html . | |
| Jun 1, 2018 at 11:39 | comment | added | Argenti Apparatus | @Carel Ah, I didn't think the bike was old enough to have steel rims - explains why there was a recommendation to change them. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 at 8:29 | comment | added | Carel | With steel rims braking is always problematic. The surface of the pads has to be absolutely parallel to the brake-track on the rim when seen from the front. The brake-shoes also need to be toed-in, i.e. the rear end slightly.closer to the rim when seen from above. This is even more important than on aluminium rims. It is a good idea to start braking early and learn to use both brakes properly. Real emergency braking with steel rims is always a gamble. On long descents keeping the pads close to the rims and applying the brakes slightly from time to time helps. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 at 5:43 | comment | added | Henry Crun | make sure the bowden cables are freshly oiled and cleaned out | |
| Jun 1, 2018 at 3:00 | history | answered | Argenti Apparatus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |