[CR] Rear Brakes Attached Forward of the Bridge

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

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From: "Mark Petry" <mark@petry.org>
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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:24:06 -0800
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Subject: [CR] Rear Brakes Attached Forward of the Bridge


US Frame builder Harry Havnoonian is a big advocate of this type of brake mounting, he believes mounting the brake "forward" of the seat stays gives better braking thanks to better transfer of the forces into the bike frame.

Havnoonian cycles http://www.hhracinggroup.com/

Mark Petry

Bainbridge Island, WA 206 618 9642 <mailto:mark@petry.org> mark@petry.org