At 1/12/2008 06:13 PM -0500, Howard Darr wrote:
>Very intersting kids brake handles.
>Any information or stories
>
>Ebay number 110212365582
>Howard Darr
>Kinsman OH USA
A set came on our Gitane "Midget Racer" - 15" frame, 500A wheels and 3 cog freewheel. Lots of friction, not very comfortable.
Later Weinmann introduced a much nicer small lever.
http://bikesmithdesign.com/
I think I still have an NOS set somewhere. Contact me off list if you are looking for something like this. Probably have the original solid levers too.
It would be easy to replace the pivot in to eliminate the "suicide" levers, but these work better than most as they don't reduce lever travel. I set up a touring bike with the adult size version. The customer wanted the second lever position because he was planning a 2nd tour of South America. He'd learned on the 1st trip that when you spent 6 hours decending a rocky mountain road, with 90 lbs of bike and gear, standard road levers leave a bit to be desired.
Mark Stonich;
BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
5349 Elliot Ave S. - Minneapolis. MN 55417
Ph. (612) 824-2372 http://bikesmithdesign.com
http://mnhpva.org