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Old 10-25-06 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by nlerner
A long, long history for rod brakes, as far as Raleighs go--back to the 30s and probably earlier. Sheldon Brown says they're more reliable than cable brakes, and I personally think they're a bit of an adventure to adjust. More info here: http://retroraleighs.com/roadster.html
Actually they go back way farther than the '30s, more like the 1870s.

When I say they're "reliable" I mean that they are very low maintainence, and generally always "work" inasmuch as they ever do.

However, even in the best of conditions, they are very feeble brakes, despite their "reliability."

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