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Evolution of Bicycle Brakes

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mike cates

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Yet another small booklet I came across today showing the development of bicycle brakes through the ages.
Nice seeing New Departure being a Division of General Motors as imprinted on the back cover of this interesting little booklet.
If you have a bicycle with any of these type of braking systems PLEASE POST SO WE ALL CAN SEE YOUR TREASURE!
Mike Cates, CA.

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Lots of rod brakes over the years here. The "old English" description is sort-of correct, I suppose. Really, the description is "rod-stirrup" because rod brakes come in many different styles. They can connect to stirrups or drums, for example. They can be center-mount, side-mount, or even thread directly into frame brackets. They're still in use today in places like China, India, Pakistan, and parts of Africa.

Pre-war rod brakes - Hercules Model G "All Black"

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A closer look at the thread-in-shell Phillips rod brake mounting style:

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And the side-mount bell crank from a Phillips

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The rod-to-drum system of a Raleigh Dawn Tourist that originally was used in Denmark

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Rod front, coaster rear - Hercules Model C

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And the usual rod set up on a Raleigh DL-1

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