<------------------ SOLD ------------------> MAFAC Competition brake set - 2nd edition - circa 1974 to 1979 (NOS)
MAFAC Competition brakeset (complete) - dual pivot center pull aluminum alloy calipers - "Super de Luxe" Clear anodized finish - traditional non-recessed acorn nut mount – post 1973 optional wheel guides (standard with anodized finish) - post 1973 second edition with foil MAFAC logo inset into the face of the leading arm - pre 1980 arm configuration having slotted receptacles for “bullet style” straddle cable ends - date code marked "12 77" for December of 1977 - bronze pivot bushings - fixed bridge with 62 mm C-t-C pivot spacing - large stirrup (49 mm - 59 mm drop) long reach - model Competition Cn-2-A : MAFAC brake shoes and pads - standard 7 mm straight post (non-threaded) fitting - aluminum alloy shoes with Clear anodized finish – pre 1980 without directional orientation "arrows" - "four pot" brake pads - model 1463E (shoes) / 64 (pads) : Professionnel 429 racing type brake levers - traditional non-aero cable routing - post 1976 integrated cable adjusters having a "knurled gum hood" - pre 1980 standard aluminum alloy bodies - "full style" translucent gum hoods - factory "drilled" Clear anodized aluminum alloy levers / pre 1980 with 34 hole (17 holes per side) lever blades / pre 1980 "narrow" profile lever blades - patented stainless steel mounting clips / pre 1980 solid band marked "Breveté SDGD" - model Course 429 : front brake cable hanger - headset mount - French "flatted" keyway - stainless steel - model 65 : rear brake cable hanger - seat post binder bolt mount - standard length - stainless steel - model 499 : straddle cable hangers (2) - aluminum alloy hangers - chrome plated steel bolts, nuts, and washers - model 60ce ... [NOS - a somewhat rare and complete early second edition MAFAC Competition brakeset including optional wheel guides as well as the very difficult to find in unused state pre 1980 aluminum bodied 429 racing levers with full hoods - given that I have two NOS sets like this on hand and that I only intend to undertake but ONE last restoration necessitating a MAFAC brakeset with these particular attributes, this example is redundant to my needs - for the true connoisseur of vintage French bikes, only painstakingly proper period perfect parts such as these ought do]
