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Re: brakes

To: JACranwell@cs.com
Subject: Re: brakes
From: Ian Spencer <ian@sunbeamalpine.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:17:23 -0400
Julian,
I believe you may be right about that. I looked at the picture too
quickly. 
However, I'm not sure the Series 3 had adjustable brakes. I always
believed that they first appeared on the Series V. Can anyone out there
confirm this? 

JACranwell@cs.com wrote:
> 
> Sorry Chaps,
> 
> But it does not look a bit like my SV cylinders to me. It could be the US
> version had different cylinders for the rear.
> 
> However, in Europe, the SV had auto-adjuster units, with the adjuster at the
> opposite end to the piston. On the example shown, the manual adjuster is on
> the same end as the piston.
> 
> I'm not sure, but i believe the SIII should be the same configuration, but
> without the self-adjuster.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>     Julian Cranwell (SIII with SV rear end)

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