Re: [CR] CLB Brakes - Nationality

(Example: Framebuilders)

From: <GPVB1@cs.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:05:45 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR] CLB Brakes - Nationality
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Ah non, monsieur, I think only zee housings were made from zee aluminium. I have a set on zee 18-pound Raleigh 753 Team Pro. Zee aluminium, she was not enough, how you say, strong in zat diameter for zee cable loads on a bicyclette. Zee cables were steel.

A bientot,

Gregoire Parker A2 MI USA (Apologies again to any and all Francophiles out there...).

Steven M. wrote:
> Subject: I: [CR]CLB Brakes - Nationality?
> To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>
> The CLB range have held two noteworthy features:
>
> 1) they had the lightest production brakes, bar none in the 70's. These had
> braided aluminium brake cables.
> 2) they offered the brake levers with the smallest reach available.
>
> This meant that CLB was a great hit with women and those searching the
> lightest bike around.
>
> Everybody else is correct, they are from France.
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown NJ