I have aquired a frame of an old ten speed Peugeot, not sure which model but it is in nice condition and I should have everything I need to build it but I have a question about the rear brakes. The brake bridge is actually drilled from the underneath, like someone had fitted a hidden mudguard bolt. How does the brake caliper fit? All brake components on the frame are Mafac parts and the original brakes (I have everything apart from the calipers) were clearly of the centre pull variety. Is there some weird Mafac caliper which mounts like this? I looked at Mafac calipers on ebay but judging by the pictures, they all mount in the normal way.
Peugeot Brakes
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spandex
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Do you have any pics?
tyred said:I think this is the caliper I need.
Is that part which is bolted to the frame part of the caliper or a seperate piece with caliper bolt threaded into it?
I have had a bike like this. Yes, it was a Pug.
If you take a good look, there is a 'hex head' holding the brake's casting to the fitting ( the part bolted to the brake bridge ). The way to get at the hexhead is to unhitch the straddle cable, get the wheel out, remove the brake blocks and squeeze the caliper together.
As for getting replacements, a Mafac caliper will fit with a fitting machined by a local engineering shop.
