You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
This hub came off of a wood wheel bike that looks turn of century by everything but the fact it has a coaster brake. When did coaster brakes start? I haven’t seen a brake arm like this before. If I counted right it had 20 spokes.
They were playing with coaster breaks late 1890s, these casted break arm hubs are cool, I'm sure someone else here knows better than I but I think those are 1903ish
The bicycle coaster brake was invented by New Departure sometime in the 1897-98 period. Early in 1897, the company created the so-called "controller." This was a device that acted as decelerator and also permitted coasting but was not a true "coaster brake". (Posts #89 & 97) In December of 1898...
They were playing with coaster breaks late 1890s, these casted break arm hubs are cool, I'm sure someone else here knows better than I but I think those are 1903ish
New Departure offered this style coaster hub in 1902-03, then the different Model A style hub came in 1904 and then they kept that for the next 25 years. Heres from a similar early New Departure hub on my 1902 Rambler;
In the first few pages of the Corbin & ND thread, the CorbinDuplexModel6 is described as the first Corbin hub with the curved shell, (yet retaining the cast brass brake arm).
And that earlier Corbin hubs had a straight shell design, (as seen in the 1901-02 Corbin patents).
The later Corbin Models 7 & 8 used stamped brake arms and dust caps.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.