I Remember in August of 1976 visiting my cousin who was at that time an owner of Raincross Cyclery in Riverside, Ca. It was my first chance to show him a bike that I had built after coming back from England in 1975. He asked if I could do allen key brake fitting bolts. I had never seen them before so I asked him where he got the idea. To show me, he had me meet a California racer who rode a Confente. That was my first acquaintance with the concept. Of course I have no idea if Mario copied this from somewhere else like Italy or someone else Peter Johnson or if it was original.
By the way, that racer was a well known name at the time but I have forgotten who is was.
Doug Fattic Niles, Michigan
John Jorgensen asked:
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>Who started the trend to allen key brake fixing bolt nuts? That swept
>through in the 70's to be finally fully endorsed by the component
>manufacturer's just a little beyond the CR timeline?
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Wasn't that "our" Peter Johnson?
Roy "Bicycle trivia for $40, Alex" Drinkwater Lititz, PA