Ray Green wrote:
Spotted an old ladies Legnano town bike today in Brighton. Just a basic single speed with steel rims but I was interested to see that it had a "concealed" rear brake cable. I had always assumed that this was a new feature when it appeared on lightweight bikes in the 80s/90s. But as they say there is nothing new under the sun. ++++++++++++++++ My ~65 Sears Roebuck Ted Williams Sport Racing (Austro-Daimler) has two elongated slots in the top tube, with the brake cable inside between them. I don't claim that it was new then; just another data point.
harvey sachs
mcLean va