oops, I've broken it....

[mikeymustard]

Bad day's fettling for me yesteray: tried to change the cable on my rear brake, and as I was tightening the nut I managed to snap the end of the arm clean off!
I put hardly any force on it (it looked pretty corroded) so I'm guessing this could've gone while I was riding it.
It's a first generation dura ace caliper like this one
Where can I find a replacement caliper. anyone got something useable that they could sell me? since there are exage levers on the bike I'm not precious about a direct [[dura ace] replacement, just something that fits!

 

[sidevalve]

E Bay has lots of older bike bits.

 

[biggs682]

oh dear that could be fun trying to find a matcher

 

[midlife]

They don't come up too often, last one I saw on eBay was a black rear. Older 600 calliper should fut the bill

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-v...547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4d4bc46b

Shaun

 

[mikeymustard]

They don't come up too often, last one I saw on eBay was a black rear. Older 600 calliper should fut the bill

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-v...547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4d4bc46b

Shaun

Strangely I've just looked at those, I'll be watching them closely!
I've bought a black dura ace original to keep me on the road until something comes up at the right price - it'll probably look awful but hey ho...

 

[mikeymustard]

Oh, that's probably the one you were talking about, isn't it?

 

[midlife]

Might have been . First gen Dura Ace is my favourite kit.

Shaun

 

[mikeymustard]

What is it that makes it your favourite? I remember people raving about the braking in the 70's but it was way out of my price range as a teenager (indeed as modern Dura ace still out of my league - nothing changes lol)

 

[midlife]

Hi. I worked in a bike shop from the mid 70's and also dabbled in TT and road racing. I had quite a choice of kit and could also get stuff off the reps. Shimano was the first real alternative to Campag,

Zeus and the like was available but quality was a bit hit and miss. Shimano Dura Ace was really well made, smooth, the cranks and rings were straight, and the anodising was just so milky. The Hubs had a sheriff star type cutout . Suntour worked as well but just so unpredictable as what they would do next.

All in all a no brainer really. . I think I have about 5 sets of brakes in my collection

Shaun