Olaf responded to my earlier post:
> Steven Maasland wrote:
> > I also have one on my Ganna bike from the 40's shown here:
> > http://www.wooljersey.com/
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> Nice bike! But, please, tell us some more of the brakes. I know I´m ignorant,
> but hopefully not the only one...
I have no idea who made the brakes. I have seen three sets of them. One on a late 30's Gloria, one on a late 30's Olympia and then the pair on my Ganna. On the rear side they say 'brevettata' which means 'patented' but I do not know any more. Because of the Italian inscription on the back, I take that they are of Italian production. If anybody has any additional information, I too would like to know. If you look carefully, they appear to be the precursor to the Shimano AX brakes of the late 70's or early 80's. It just goes to show that there truly is little new in the world of cycling. Because these are patented, it would appear that they were likely developed by the producer. I can say that they work far better than any other brake that I have ever had the chance to use from the same period. -- Steven Maasland Moorestown, NJ
PS: I would like to clarify that, in my initial post, I did not intend to lead one to believe that the Ganna had a triple-plate fork crown, that was solely related to the comment about Maino bikes.