Re: [CR]Pic of the Day 18th June Hirondelle advert 1952

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:17:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Craig Sandvik" <distracticon@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Pic of the Day 18th June Hirondelle advert 1952
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


RE Aldo's pic-o-da-day at http://www.birfield.com/nuke/modules/gallery/album17/hirondelle52

David Feldman asked:
> Cool! A very interesting front brake mounting.
> Seeing as there weren't any Costcos in France
> 52 years ago it must have been intentional.
> Reasoning?

Guess: the brakes rest against the back of the fork somehow, using the fork blades to reinforce a not-so substantial arm section.

-- Craig Sandvik Berkeley, CA

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