The cut down brake posts are nicely done. The polished curved end of the short post looks like it was made just for those Mafac brakes. After I asked you about the brake pads I came across some Jagwire post mount cartridges that accept standard road pad. Perhaps they are rebranded versions of the TRP, although I think they look slightly different. It is nice to see that these are now readily available for all of the great old brakes out there. I will be installing a pair of these front pads shortly on our 20 year old tandem to switch to more durable ceramic rims for wet riding.

Joshua – Vinny seemed pleased when he picked it up two nights ago. So, with only 1000 miles on it at this point (ha!), he might not yet have a true feeling about it one way or another. Probably needs another 7000 miles or so before he can really start to get a feel for it, so like maybe he’ll say next week. Hee Hee hee.

Thanks for the well wishes. It’s going to be a whirlwind month for us.

Kole – Thanks for your kind words. Post mount ceramic pads are not really available, off the shelf. TRP makes the pad holders and the pads are Kool Stop ceramics. I cut down the posts on Vinny’s bike, since they were way longer than necessary. It’s a pretty trick set up.

Ryan