On 6/12/2018 3:03 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
sms wrote:

At Interbike last year I saw a new bike with
rod brakes. [...]
Search for "Rod Brakes Are Back!" for
a photo.

If "rod brakes" is what they are called,
I don't need to search for that for a photo,
I already posted two in this very thread

It is interesting you all speak of the poor
quality. Because the bike looked pretty solid
to me. It was in a poor state, sure, but I know
what treatment they receive in general, year in
year out, so I don't blame the bike first hand.
The components and boltware had a lot of rust
tho, so perhaps the quality of the stainless
steel, if that's what it was, wasn't top notch.

What are the pros and cons with rod brakes?
I suppose the rods won't wear out like
wires would. Also, with those kind of rims, it
seems like a good option as any other option,
save for disc and drum brakes, wouldn't do.
Well, I suppose it is conceivable to construct
a rim brake with moving parts to pull from
beneath, only I haven't seen such a brake if
indeed it was ever put together.

Why the rims looked that way on older bikes,
and what implications that had, is another
thing, but I guess the modern ones in their
different approaches are better, as the old
flavor was abandoned, and that way back in
bicycle history, right?


The Italians still build beautiful, nice riding, elegant
'Tipo R' bicycles:

https://bicivintage.myblog.it/media/...1539692852.jpg

https://www.bikeitalia.it/wp-content...1/montante.jpg

http://www.registrostoricocicli.com/...-n%C2%B0-1.jpg

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