Universal Super 68, 77, and 125 sidepulls are all on the left when facing the caliper.
Some (most?) older models were on the right:
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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