Re: [CR]brake levers for the drops of top bars

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:25:32 -0500
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@home.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]brake levers for the drops of top bars
In-Reply-To: <3A888A88.E644DE8F@mcmaster.ca>


At 08:14 PM 2/12/2001 -0500, kurtzla wrote:
>Can somebody explain this......I week ago a list member mentioned a
>brake lever used by tour riders which allows them to brake from the tops
>of drop bars. Is this the same set up as on some cyclocross bikes?
>Where can these levers be found since they would seem to make perfect
>sense on a city or fixed gear bike?

These are called guidonnet (sp?) levers, I believe, but I don't know what that means. See a pair at http://www.annie.ne.jp/~jun/pg/ct02.htm .

I have some Mafac ones from the early 50's which are mounted on Upright tourist bars. In this configuration, they clamp on near the stem and follow the curve of the bars, although
Jeff Slotkin
TheLocalSpoke
Goose Creek, SC