Doug Smith wrote:
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> I could not let this subject pass without coming to the defence on some
> of the comments made about Weinmann brakes. They were first imported
> into the UK in 1950 by Hobday and Brown Brothers and others. Many of the
> larger well known frame builders included them on their full bike
> specification .The earlier calipers were in light ,highly polished and
> in size numbers of 500 and 730 . But to say they low quality and cheap
> ,they certainly were not ,actually they were more expensive than many of
> the other makes at the time. In later years the polishing was ceased but
> the quality stayed the same. From fifty years of experience I can say
> Weinmann braking systems were a very popular and efficient used by
> tourist, racing men and the domestic cyclist alike. (snip)
>From an ad in the English magazine Cycling April 3, 1952:
"WEINMANN SWISS Precision Rims and Brakes are recognized as THE BEST obtainable by famous riders such as LOUIS BOBET, FERDI KUBLER, HUGO KOBLET, WALLY SUMMERS, etc., etc."
Quite a few Tour de Frances between those three!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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