Go Back

Bike Forums > Bike Forums Classic & Vintage

Reload this Page

>

Racer center pulled brake calipers, identification

Vendor Directory

Classic & Vintage This forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles, including musclebikes, lightweights, middleweights, hi-wheelers, bone-shakers, safety bikes and much more.

Racer center pulled brake calipers, identification

Reply Subscribe

Search this Thread

Old

12-29-24 | 01:10 PM

#1

marius.suiram

Thread Starter

Senior Member

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 2,485

Likes: 449

From: Cleveland, Ohio

Racer center pulled brake calipers, identification

These are marked only Racer.
Are they Mafac made or not?
Also any idea the years they were made?

__________________
1992 Torelli Nitro Express; 1974 Raleigh Professional, Bridgestone XO-2

marius.suiram is offline

Reply

Old

12-29-24 | 01:55 PM

#2

altenwrencher

Full Member

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 242

Likes: 70

From: Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Not Mafac. Ballilo? (My spelling uncertain. I saw that brand a couple times in the 1970s.)

altenwrencher is offline

Reply

Old

12-29-24 | 02:00 PM

#3

oneclick

Senior Member

Joined: Feb 2020

Posts: 3,988

Likes: 2,309

CLB

CLB aluminium parts of all varieties seem to have a certain quality to their castings; something to do with rounding and fillets and draft angles.

Makes me think they only used one patternmaker.

oneclick is offline

Reply

Old

12-29-24 | 03:19 PM

#4

unterhausen

Randomhead

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 25,930

Likes: 4,825

From: Happy Valley, Pennsylvania

They do look a lot like CLB, but there were CLB knockoffs, as hard as that is to believe.

unterhausen is offline

Reply

Old

12-29-24 | 03:34 PM

#5

juvela

Senior Member

Joined: Feb 2013

Posts: 15,369

Likes: 4,391

From: Alta California

-----

---

also badged as IRIS for the Spanish market

-----

juvela is offline

Reply

Old

12-29-24 | 03:56 PM

#6

marius.suiram

Thread Starter

Senior Member

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 2,485

Likes: 449

From: Cleveland, Ohio

Thank you for your help. 🙂

__________________
1992 Torelli Nitro Express; 1974 Raleigh Professional, Bridgestone XO-2

marius.suiram is offline

Reply

Old

12-29-24 | 09:17 PM

#7

uncle uncle

Senior Member

Joined: Aug 2010

Posts: 1,941

Likes: 271

From: south kansas america

Bikes: too many

Quote:

Originally Posted by juvela

-----

---

also badged as IRIS for the Spanish market

-----

So, CLB, model "RC 1-2-3-4-5". Weird name.

uncle uncle is offline

Reply

Old

12-30-24 | 03:38 AM

#8

martl

Strong Walker

Joined: May 2007

Posts: 1,404

Likes: 616

From: Black Forest, Germany

Bikes: too many

Quote:

Originally Posted by altenwrencher

Not Mafac. Ballilo? (My spelling uncertain. I saw that brand a couple times in the 1970s.)

Ballila, saw those mostly on *50ies and '60ies bikes. They had a centerpull but that has a center plate that is flat on the rear.

https://www.velosaloon.com/collectio...-1970s-nos-nib

martl is offline

Reply

Old

12-30-24 | 07:39 AM

#9

JohnDThompson

Old fart

Joined: Nov 2004

Posts: 26,318

Likes: 5,226

From: Appleton WI

Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marius.suiram

These are marked only Racer.
Are they Mafac made or not?
Also any idea the years they were made?

CLB; produced 60s-70s:

https://www.velobase.com/ViewCompone...=117&AbsPos=40

JohnDThompson is offline

Reply

Reply Subscribe

Posting Rules

You may not post new threads

You may not post replies

You may not post attachments

You may not edit your posts

Smilies are On

[IMG] code is On

HTML code is Off

Trackbacks are Off

Pingbacks are Off

Refbacks are Off

Reply Share

First
Prev
1 / 1
Next
Last

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.