Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site absolut.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!bbnccv!absolut!matt From: matt@absolut.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Aztec safety poll Message-ID: <4300008@absolut.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 19:45:00 EDT Article-I.D.: absolut.4300008 Posted: Mon Sep 30 19:45:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 07:46:44 EDT Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #N:absolut:4300008:000:1124 Nf-From: absolut!matt Sep 30 19:45:00 1985 in an response to an article, tekchips!eirik writes: >Warning: be VERY careful before buying Aztec cantilever pads; the ones >I bought were standard pads, with aluminum rods threaded over the top >of the studs. Threaded rods are weak enough when it comes to bending; >the aluminum didn't help. The rod simply cracked during installation. >Luckily, the shop where I bought them was nice enough to take them >back and pass on my complaints to the distributor. I don't know if >Aztec has fixed this problem. This is a VERY serious accusation; has anyone else experienced this? If you use Aztecs, send me the approximate number of miles of commuting, touring and racing you've done (ballpark figures will do), up to any failures, catastrophic or otherwise, or the mileage safely put on Aztecs, and I'll summarize to the net in a week or two. matt "I accept all responsibility for the above mistakes. However, I accept no punishment for said mistakes." Matt Leo {ucbvax!cbosgd!ima!cfib, decvax!cca}!absolut!matt Absolut Software 617-232-8377 2001 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02146-4227 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com