armstrong's new aero position

Superlite · **Posted:** Wed Feb 25, 2004 12:44 am

You really think the AX brakes are that much more aero over new DA? I don't see it. Plus he's lossing alot of stopping power, not that you really need it on a TT bike.

Ye Olde Balde One · **Posted:** Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:09 am

Cyco wrote:

Ye Balde One, did you have the AX hubs with all the spokes coming from the outside of the hub? Now that was a pain in the neck if you broke a spoke!

I'm rathur envious that you have a pair of Molodo Kronos brakes, they wre seriously light, bit scary though.... Did you ever have the pleasue of the wonderful downtube shifter coming off in your hand?

I used to have those hubs, never had any problems with spoke breakage so I can't say, but building them sure was fun.

I once tried using Kronos on a road bike, until down a descent BOTH cables pulled through the clamp screws, which made me even more wary of the Cat-Claws, their screws were the same size. I destroyed a pair of Vittoria shoes that day just slowing down enough to make a hairpin bend.

I have a set of the levers NIB, but I never used them back in the day, I used Simplex retrofriction all the time but for my Dura Ace AX bike until the New Dura Ace came out in 1986.

:-) · **Joined:** Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:37 pm **Posts:** 79

Superlite wrote:

You really think the AX brakes are that much more aero over new DA? I don't see it. Plus he's lossing alot of stopping power, not that you really need it on a TT bike.

i think he wants a set ov campag delta's when he grows up :lol:

cadence90 · **Joined:** Sun Dec 14, 2003 1:52 am **Posts:** 1610

:-) wrote:

Superlite wrote:

You really think the AX brakes are that much more aero over new DA? I don't see it. Plus he's lossing alot of stopping power, not that you really need it on a TT bike.

i think he wants a set ov campag delta's when he grows up :lol:

or these!: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42331&item=3662002364

cadence90 · **Joined:** Sun Dec 14, 2003 1:52 am **Posts:** 1610

or these if he needs a replacement set:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3662558347&category=42331

trick cyclist · **Posted:** Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:24 pm

Great to see some people remember back to 1985; only took my 600AX's off last year after I nearly arse-ended other riders in my club runs - lack of power, and the blocks had gone hard! I assume there must be a source of blocks somewhere, anyone know?

Ye Olde Balde One · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:30 am

trick cyclist wrote:

Great to see some people remember back to 1985; only took my 600AX's off last year after I nearly arse-ended other riders in my club runs - lack of power, and the blocks had gone hard! I assume there must be a source of blocks somewhere, anyone know?

Whiskers or Alan Shorter?

cadence90 · **Joined:** Sun Dec 14, 2003 1:52 am **Posts:** 1610

trick cyclist wrote:

Great to see some people remember back to 1985; only took my 600AX's off last year after I nearly arse-ended other riders in my club runs - lack of power, and the blocks had gone hard! I assume there must be a source of blocks somewhere, anyone know?

You might also try ShimanoAX Enthusiasts:
http://www.shimanoax.com/
e-mail: info@shimanoax.com

MantraPro · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2004 1:26 pm

Anyone knows a brake called Rejola ?

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