RE: [CR]right lever/front brake - Universals

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: <youngc@NetReach.Net>
Subject: RE: [CR]right lever/front brake - Universals
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:56:58 US/Eastern

Universal Super 68, 77, and 125 sidepulls are all on the left when facing the caliper.

Some (most?) older models were on the right: http://www.bikespecialties.com/parts.html see bottom of page

I believe that the Super 68s were introduced the same year as the first Campagnolo brakeset. Anybody have a set of 51 sidepulls? It would be interesting to see if they were left or right actuated.

Charlie Young Honeybrook, PA
>
> Fred Rednor
> > As for why Campy felt compelled to change
> > what strikes me as a "standard"... perhaps they just wanted
> > to differentiate themselves from Universal?
>
> But Universals had the cable on the same side as Campy, no? Were there some
> Universals with the cable on the other side like an English or Weinmann
> sidepull?
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle, Wa
> USA