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Campagnolo Delta Brakes – do they work?

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  • July 10, 2010 at 10:43 am #12486
    TheHatter

    I recently broke my wifes rule not to visit ebay while I have a glass of wine in my hand. The result was a delivery of some shiny Campagnolo Delta brakes circa late 80’s and a large hole in my bank balance.

    While I think they’d look fantastic on my old colnago master the more I read on the web the more worried I become as there are so many stories that, whilst universally accepted as beautiful, they don’t actually work. Also I’m not clear if the ones I have, which seem to be quite early ones, will work with modern levers.

    If anyone has any first hand knowledge I’d be really grateful to hear your opinion.

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  • July 11, 2010 at 1:26 pm #635745
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    TheHatter

    Yes everywhere seems to pile
    Yes everywhere seems to pile on the cost for postage. I’ll try my local ironmongers first see if they have it.
    I’m beginning to regret buying the brakes and they may go back on ebay …but they’re just so shiny :/ .

    July 11, 2010 at 9:44 am #635743
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    Tony Farrelly

    Blimey! A fiver for one small
    Blimey! A fiver for one small allen key… lucky Campag made bits for Lambretta

    July 10, 2010 at 11:02 pm #635741
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    cat1commuter

    Surely it can’t be that hard
    Surely it can’t be that hard to find a 3.5 mm allen key, now that we [url=http://www.lambrettaspares.com/spareparts/engine-tools/3.5mm-allen-key-for-gear-trunnions/mbl0007.html]have an internet[/url]?

    July 10, 2010 at 7:42 pm #635739
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    dave atkinson

    i remember reading somewhere
    i remember reading somewhere that it’s easier to get an imperial key (9/64) and file it down than it is to get a metric one 🙂

    July 10, 2010 at 5:26 pm #635737
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    TheHatter

    dave_atkinson wrote:Ah, the

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    Ah, the lovely deltas. you’ve got yourself a 3.5mm allen key then? 🙂

    They *do* work. but you’ve got to get them set up right and they’re much, much better with modern pads fitted.

    no, I didn’t get the allen key included though I know to expect a JR Hatleyesque search to find one. Good tip on the modern pads – I did actually get some genuine replacements but I think I’ll invest in some good quality modern pads.

    July 10, 2010 at 5:22 pm #635735
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    TheHatter

    Fringe wrote:i like that “I

    Fringe wrote:
    i like that “I recently broke my wifes rule not to visit ebay while I have a glass of wine in my hand”. sounds like a lot of people i know, myself included… 😀

    yes thats actually how I came by the Colnago in the first place.

    July 10, 2010 at 11:54 am #635733
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    Fringe

    i like that “I recently broke
    i like that “I recently broke my wifes rule not to visit ebay while I have a glass of wine in my hand”. sounds like a lot of people i know, myself included… 😀

    July 10, 2010 at 10:55 am #635731
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    dave atkinson

    Ah, the lovely deltas. you’ve
    Ah, the lovely deltas. you’ve got yourself a 3.5mm allen key then? 🙂

    They *do* work. but you’ve got to get them set up right and they’re much, much better with modern pads fitted.

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