[CR]Dating Universal Brakes

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli:Laser)

From: "Catherine Lunsmann" <lunsmann@tpg.com.au>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Dating Universal Brakes
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 19:33:08 +1100

OK, summarizing the discussion to date, 12 hours late due to the time difference, I have the following:

1935 mod.35 - side pull 1939 mod.39 - side pull, "Tenax" model levers, in steel and dural 1948 full rubber hoods on custom bikes. 1950 mod.50 - alloy, side pull, half rubber hoods 1951 mod.51 - alloy, side pull, full rubber hoods 1961 mod.61 - alloy, center pull (Pre 1968) Extra with QR (BREV 453949) mechanism 1968 mod.68 - alloy, side pull 1977 mod.77- center pull 198? mod CX- side pull

Have I missed anything? I look forward Dale receiving photos of the various models for the CR web site in the near future.

Rolf Lunsmann
Still, very, very dry Sydney, Australia