Thread: When did centerpulls give way to sidepulls?
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Old 01-27-09 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by awc380
What about dual-pivots historically?

I have an old Raleigh (early 1970s), that has a pair of Altenburger Syncro (or somesuch) brakes, and they look at first glance like sidepull, but have pivot points similar to the center pull brakes.

And MAN do they ever work well.
I got a pair of those in a box of brake parts I got from an Ebay auction in a box of parts that had a couple of things I wanted... I wondered how well they would perform, as they did look similar to modern dual pivot brakes in their configuration... I may have to give them a try.
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