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Re: Re[2]: disc brake MC

To: <RBHouston@aol.com>, <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: disc brake MC
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:39:02 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <6d.5c88546.268b6d9d@aol.com>
It's all relative to the size of the MC Vs the size of the wheel cylinders.
I've run both the 7/8 and 3/4 in my current Bugeye. The 7/8 is on the hard
pedal side while the 3/4 is on the soft pedal side. I liked the 7/8 with the
hard pedal the best although I'm currently running a 3/4.

Larry Miller

----- Original Message -----
From <RBHouston at aol.com>
To: <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: disc brake MC


> In a message dated 06/27/2000 4:41:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>
> << But now after using my 7/8 MC in my disk-brake bugeye, and
>  converting to the 210 5-speed, I don't really think I need to convert to
a
> 3/4"
>  MC. At this point I plan to send in a 7/8" core that I have for brass
> sleeving,
>  and then save it for when my current one breaks.
>
>  thanks again :-)
>
>   - Bryan >>
>
>
> Am I missing something? The 3/4 is 1/8 inch smaller than the 7/8 right?
Does
> this make a big difference?
>
> Has anyone asked Apple or whomever if they can sleeve down to 3/4?
>
> Have to admit that I like the notion of "smaller is better"
>
> RH
>


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