Delta brakes non-campy!

[bikeworkshop]

I just stumbled across a couple of models of Delta brake i was unfamiliar with on ebay... and the old favourites obvs.



I imagine many were made in response to the beauty, cost and sculptural quality of the campagnolo delta - which came in 3 and 5- lever versions.

I also imagine they were as annoying to set up and as disappointing in performance.

I've onlyset up campag and shimano ax roller cam, anyone familiar with the others in action?

 

[Woz]

Isn't what set the Delta's apart is that there is no "roller cam", but a pure linkage mechanism?

A Bebolux with a cam that the inner cable connects to, and the outer to the linkages that are connected with a spring for the return position.



Modolo Kronos. Like the Weinmann above.

 

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[jim haseltine]

I setup a pair of the black Weinmann Pros (model 531?) on a time trial bike which of course I then had to 'road test'. Unsurprisingly from the size and design, a bit lighter than Campag Delta. Easier to setup than Campag but felt less 'solid' in use - much the same as a medium reach Weinmann side pull - the brake levers may have contributed to that though. Wouldn't have used them in anything other than a time trial and probably not even then, properly setup 500s were better brakes (that's not saying a lot though), far lighter and way cheaper.

 

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[bikeworkshop]

Modolo Kronos. Like the Weinmann above.

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These would look great on Satan's bike!
He probably rides time trial too