Originally Posted by
crank_addict
Simplex middle 1950s-
No conventional brake levers but rather one pulls back on the handlebar to stop. Various versions made.
That's pretty wild! Any idea as to whether it worked?
It kind of reminds me of some old bone shakers where the handlebar was twisted (rolled on it's axis) to wind up a cord that pulled the brake block against the rim.
Steve in Peoria