I guess its okay doing all the fancy bits – they do give quite a mental boost as they are slowly fitted and the ‘look’ of the project emerges. However, there are also all the parts which have a safety implication that require attention over and above their aesthetic rejuvenation!
This brings me to the front brake system. If we start with the front disc on this bike: it’s a big lump of stainless, wasn’t the greatest stopper in the dry and less so in the wet! Couple that with a sliding caliper that generally slowly seized up even from new and we do not have the most modern of stopping systems! I have heard there are some companies that make pattern discs and pads which are of different materialscompare with: that’s progress. Is it not incumbent on any of us to ride whatever bike we are on as safely as possible within our and the machine’s limitations?
