Originally Posted by
calstar
Hi Frank, have you built or seen such a fork? I'd really like to see this design on a build. Is this related in some way to the loading of a springer fork where the force is transfered to the spring attachment on the steerer?
thanks, Brian
It's a floating brake. It's the same type of linkage that one might see on a springer but with no suspension to move it would react upon the fork like going through a dip in the road.
I am not sure where the linkage was first used but It pops up from time to time. I think the earles suspension fork may have used that type of linkage to control brake dive.
Here is a very early example of Earles type suspension. Earles was patented in the early 50's but this conversion may be older than that. It may have worked better if the fork were spun around on this example. zero trail?
29 063 by
barnstormerbikes, on Flickr