<<It was likely the Simplex ''Guidonstop'' appearing in the 1952 catalogue. The reprint of which is available from Chuck Schmidt. Its a pivotting stem with a short rod to take the cable ends. You would need a pair of flat bars with a good deal of rearward bend to give sufficient leverage. It was touted for cycles and cyclemotors. Mark Stevens Evanton Scotland ?>>
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Dale Brown
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-----Original Message----- From: Mark Stevens <gillottspear@googlemail.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 4:25 am Subject: [CR] Peculiar 50s era British Brake Arrangement
Peculiar 50s era British Brake Arrangement?
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British Brake-onoscienti,?
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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.?
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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.?
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Can anyone confirm that such a set-up existed, or provide some more details on it??
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Thanks!?
It was likely the Simplex ''Guidonstop'' appearing in the 1952 catalogue. The reprint of which is available from Chuck Schmidt. Its a pivotting stem with a short rod to take the cable ends. You would need a pair of flat bars with a good deal of rearward bend to give sufficient leverage. It was touted for cycles and cyclemotors. Mark Stevens Evanton Scotland ?
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