The 1984 Trek with all Record components has nutted brakes, this is one of the reason I put this question forward. I have see recessed much early than this.
Mark Poore, in warm wonderful WV
>From: Steven m Johnson <grisha2@juno.com>
>To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Was Picchio - Now Recessed Mounting
>Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:37:35 -0400
>
>On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:40:41 -0400 "Bingham, Wayne R." <WBINGHAM@imf.org>
>writes:
> > Trek made the transition in '81. When did
> > the manufacturers start producing recessed mount brake sets?
>
>On lower end Treks, they still came with nutted brakes up until 1984.
>
>All you needed for recessed brakes was the recessed nut and a hacksaw,
>and maybe a drill bit if you wanted to retrofit a not recessed brake
>hole.
>
>
>Steven M. Johnson, Chesapeake, VA
>http://www.geocities.com/azubris/history2.html
>"Alison Gross, she's the meanest witch in the North country."
>
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