A. Muzi wrote:
Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
My son's made in mainland China Flying Pigeon ("The All-Steel
Bicycle") is missing some of the front brake bits.

See the album at

http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/Bicycles

(Ignore the Jamis BB photo, that's for another subject.)

The tire size (40-635 28 X 1-1/2) is described on Sheldon's site as
found on "Indian Rod-brake roadsters," which pretty much describes
these brakes.

If anyone knows of a source for the missing brake bits, it would be a
great help as the bike is a matter of great pride for my son.

On another subject, the folk at the LBSs said that these tires are no
longer available. True?

I did a web search for 'roadster spares'. Here's the first result:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/eastbits.html

You are the second result on the second page on Google.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
“Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken /
She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.”