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drool' date=' deltas are a beautiful thing.

 

Why is it that people I know who have them on a bike tell me that they are actually k*k brakes?? Is this true??[/quote']

Yup' date=' I have one on my fixie. I might as well not have any.[/quote'] Yup! *** they most certainly are in terms of function and especially if not set up correctly!!! They create lots of "lash" which is not a good thing with brakes and which has been greatly improved with the advent of dual pivot modern levers. Stunning looking none the less!!
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drool' date=' deltas are a beautiful thing.

 

Why is it that people I know who have them on a bike tell me that they are actually k*k brakes?? Is this true??[/quote']

Yup' date=' I have one on my fixie. I might as well not have any.[/quote'] Yup! *** they most certainly are in terms of function and especially if not set up correctly!!! They create lots of "lash" which is not a good thing with brakes and which has been greatly improved with the advent of dual pivot modern levers. Stunning looking none the less!!

 

I would love to have a set of Delta's myself, but...<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Isn't it ironic, people will pay up to $1000 for a set of beautiful Delta's which never was good calipers and they are heavy, and for that very reason they were discontinued. 

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drool' date=' deltas are a beautiful thing.

 

Why is it that people I know who have them on a bike tell me that they are actually k*k brakes?? Is this true??[/quote']

Yup' date=' I have one on my fixie. I might as well not have any.[/quote'] Yup! *** they most certainly are in terms of function and especially if not set up correctly!!! They create lots of "lash" which is not a good thing with brakes and which has been greatly improved with the advent of dual pivot modern levers. Stunning looking none the less!!

 

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Isn't it ironic, people will pay up to $1000 for a set of beautiful Delta's which never was good calipers and they are heavy, and for that very reason they were discontinued. 

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Yip...like paying R450k for a Ferrari 308GTB...which only cost R92k when it was launched...and almost certainly gonna break down on you!!
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Holdsworth 1960's

531 Frame 23inch centre to top 72 deg

Campag record chainset 52/44 ( no 42 in those days ) I have other rings 151CBD ( 47 and some adapted ones )

Campag Nuovo Record gears, six block.

Campag record pedals

Wheels Campag large flange 32/40 tubulars

Unica ( Cineli ) leather covered saddle

Don't ask how many km's lots!!

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It won't go without the pedals.

Ps I have shoes with the plates, Deto Peatro ( don't know how to spell it )

Hardly used in 40 years!!! Also Sidi with wooden soles.

Is there a market for well used shoes???

Dollar see my PM these thing are in great demand on e-bay.
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Delta brakes ?? too heavy and never took off.

I like the Ciocc, white wall tyres, I bet the taxi drivers go for that in a big way.
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Take it you mean the outer cables.

Try Deon, Makro etc They have cheapo ones, I think I got white there.

But if you want them  for STi's they will be too short. Or maybe not if you get two rear ones.
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very nice find...is it a 62cm? piant job looks good

 

 

 

I would love to see that detailed headbadge. I guess that Sh1tmano wont be on there for long, knowing you. Really dig the rims

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