Subject: RE: Good Moves, Bad Moves
Author: murp-@aol.com
Date: Jul 29, 2001, 8:53 PM
Post ID: 1707686264
Tom,
Thanks very much for your tips, which I will find useful in finishing
my Eldo restoration. I do have some questions, though, about brakes and
your wheels.
First, I am not sure what you mean when you say (about the rear
brake) that the friction material was 'laid back from the front of the
shoes'. Is this a technique used by 'Vintage Brake'? And by the way,
where is Vintage Brake? Do you have a contact number? I will be using a
rear wheel from an 850-T on my Eldo, and I have heard that this
leading-shoe brake is notorious for self servo-ing and locking. Do you
know of the best way to improve this brake? I would be grateful for any
tips.
I also have a question about 'Excel' anodized rims. Are these a brand
of rims which are anodized, or did you have the Borrani's anodized? I
like the idea of anodizing the rims to prevent oxidation, but anodized
aluminum is typically very dull. I dissassembled my wheels and spent
some time polishing them, and I would think that anodizing them would
render them dull. Please fill me in.
Thanks,
Brian
'74 Eldo
'78 T-3
Tom Bowes wrote:
| Trips to Ontario and SE Ohio have now accumulated about 2400 miles on Cedar. Here are some thoughts on things that have gone right and things that have gone wrong in the week and a half since I got her back on the road. Good Moves: 1) Vintage Brake and their reline of the front shoes with Ferodo 2520V and the rear, T-3 "bacon strip" brakes, with VB3000. The fronts are very linear and responsive requiring a minimum of hand power to get them to work. I would rate their performance as being VERY close to that of disc brakes. Had occasion to really use them 3 times on route 26 to avoid a calf, a fawn, and a front end loader. The rear brake is also very linear since the friction material was intentionally laid back from the front of the shoes. Incredibly, I have a fully usable rear brake with no tendency to cam in and lock up. Money well spent. 2) The Excel anodized rims. Easy to clean up and look great. |