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MAFAC, or Manufacture Arvernoise de Freins et Accessoires pour Cycles (Arveni Manufacturing Works for Bicycle Brakes and Accessories), was a French manufacturer of bicycle brakes and tool kits. MAFAC was founded in post-war France under the name "Securité", which changed to MAFAC in the Autumn of 1947.
By the early 1970s, the 21 lb PX-10E used a frame made with Reynolds 531 manganese-molybdenum (MnMo) double-butted steel tubing and was fitted with lightweight aluminum alloy (Stronglite, Mafac, and Simplex) components, though by the mid-1980s it was upgraded to Campagnolo Nuovo Record crankset/pedals, derailleurs, and headset. The PX-10E was ...
Unlike Peugeot's higher-end PX-10, the UO 8 carries a gold "Tube Special" sticker. Dating a UO-8 manufactured prior to 1979 via the serial number is unreliable at best, though some theories reference the number of digits in the serial and its first digit as indicating the year of manufacture. [5]
Mafac, high quality manufacturer of brakes, racks, and tool kits until the 1980s. Mavic; Maxicar; Michelin, manufacturer of bicycle tires since the company was established in 1889. Milremo; Nervar; Nervex; Normandy; Simplex; Stronglight; Super Champion, manufacturer of high quality alloy rims until the 1980s. TA (Traction Avant) Time; Transfil ...
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The spoon brake or plunger brake was probably the first type of bicycle brake and precedes the pneumatic tyre. [7] Spoon brakes were used on penny farthings with solid rubber tyres in the 1800s and continued to be used after the introduction of the pneumatic-tyred safety bicycle. The spoon brake consists of a pad (often leather) or metal shoe ...
In 1938, he introduced lightweight aluminum bicycle components: pedals, cranks, cantilever brakes and stems. In 1940, he began making complete bicycles. Herse was a "constructeur", meaning he built not just the frame but the entire bike. [1] His hand-built bicycles were described as "the pinnacle of French cycling" from the 1940s until his ...