Re: [CR] Peculiar 50s era British Brake Arrangement

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:48:57 -0700
From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <598656.99369.qm@web84107.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Peculiar 50s era British Brake Arrangement


Ahoy ! I have been informed off list:

There is a drawing of such a handlebar in the Daniel Rebour book.

Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois; U.S.a.


--- On Wed, 8/26/09, Joseph LaTassa wrote:


From: Joseph LaTassa <coffee18@verizon.net> Subject: [CR] Peculiar 50s era British Brake Arrangement To: Cc: "<Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 8:18 PM

British Brake-onoscienti,

Nearly 30 years ago, on my initial trip to England to visit a collector with whom I'd been corresponding and trading back then, among other things I was shown what I recall was a top-quality 50s-vintage British lightweight, whose caliper brakes were somehow actuated by lifting the handlebars, i.e., they pivoted around the stem.  There were no brake levers, and the bars were of alloy.  I ddid take some fotos, but I have no idea where they might be.

This fellow's collection of some 25 or 30 British bikes was truly superb, so I know I was not looking at some novelty item.

Can anyone confirm that such a set-up existed, or provide some more details on it?

Thanks!

Joe LaTassa
Hellertown, PA