80's bikes had aluminium rims.
If your brake pads have been in place for a few decades you should try to change them,
assuming your brakes are decent.
On a Mafac set ,
the braking was ok unloaded on dry roads.
I'm lightweigh.
Once loaded in the wet,
I was struggling to brush off speed on long downhills.
80's bikes had aluminium rims.
If your brake pads have been in place for a few decades you should try to change them,
assuming your brakes are decent.
On a Mafac set ,
the braking was ok unloaded on dry roads.
I'm lightweigh.
Once loaded in the wet,
I was struggling to brush off speed on long downhills.