I think in those days the rear tire was not necessarily fatter than the front . With a rear mudguard and rear dropouts for road bicycle, more clearance was necessary to put off the rear wheel.
Takao Noda
Hachioji Tokyo Japan
discrepancy
> To accommodate a fatter rear tire?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@home.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 6:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]For Sale: 1960s Carlton frame_NOW_F/R brake reach
> discrepancy
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>
> > At 08:40 PM 11/24/2001 -0500, OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >Oh yes, often the rear brake is a longer reach than the front, as per
the
> > >common practice in those days..
> >
> > This is patently true, but does anyone know WHY it was done?
> >
> > Jeff "Commonly an Offender, Here's Where I Live" Slotkin
> > Goose Creek, SC
> >
> >
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