At 11:35 AM 18/06/2007 -0700, Harry Schwartzman wrote:
>I have read accounts of British racers who would ride their track bikes to
the track with a front brake. They would then remove the brake to race. The
brake just screws off from the rear nut but the levers? Presumably, their
bars were taped.
>
Unlike today's levers that are held in place by a tension band, many levers
back in the fifties were mounted using a clamp with 2 screws, like these
vintage motorcycle levers:
http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada