Vintage Components - Mavic Brake calipers

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Mavic 451 Brake Caliper set. Used, $125.00/set

• Produced from the 1980s into the early 1990s.
• The calipers were included by Mavic in the Zap group.
• 42mm - 48mm reach
• Made by Dia-Compe of Japan for Mavic. Dia-Compe sold them as BRS-500 calipers.

The caliper set.

The front caliper

Side view of the front caliper

Here's the other side of the front caliper.

Back of the front caliper

The rear caliper

Side view of the rear caliper

Here's the other side of the rear caliper

Back of the rear caliper.

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Mavic SSC R2 brake calipers. New in box, $250.00 Sold. None in stock - We have left this component up for those interested in vintage Mavic components

Early Mavic brake calipers were made by Modolo. But these, produced in the mid-2000s were made in the Mavic factory.

They are dual-pivot with a stainless-steel leaf-spring that exerts only a gentle force to open the calipers. This gives the brakes a light feel, while the triangulated arm keeps the calipers from flexing and losing the rider's braking force.

And, with a stainless-steel spring, you don't have to worry about the spring rusting.

They do not have a quick-release. That would have to be part of the user's brake lever. These calipers are said to work very well with Campagnolo Ergopower levers, which do have a quick-release.

Mavic gives the pair of calipers a weight of 314 grams.

New, in the box.

Beautifully finished. They'll look good on any bike.