Originally Posted by
grumpus
Those were mostly a bling thing in the late '80s early '90s when mountain bikes still used cantilevers - remember when anything with purple anodising was cool? NOS stuff still turns up occasionally on eBay at reasonable prices, I've had a few, but not in purple.
they're all over the place... and still sold new.
Canti braked CX bikes use them... touring bikes use them... BMX scissor brakes (post mounted Center pulls) use them....