Subject: Re: Rear brake orientation
Author: STEVE FARRIS
Date: Jun 16, 2005, 10:28 AM
Post ID: 1719030818
greg and rich,
this is something I've been planning to ask someone also. My ambo came with the lever up, the Eldo lever down. I looked in a whole lot of 70's literature with photo's of loops from the time period and found it both ways in pictures of new bikes. I've been using mine up just because it seemed more "right". The Eldo definitely seems to brake better with it up, but it could also be because I put on new brake shoes at the same time. Anyone else have any comments?
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Bender
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:38 AM
Subject: RE: Rear brake orientation
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Hi Rich,
I just referenced some original brochures of an Eldo - picture of the
left side of the bike. The brochures definitely show the lever pointing
up. Here is a link:
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/temp/KB_22.jpg
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/temp/KB_26.jpg
Richard Arimoto wrote:
>
> Loopsters: I sort of recall the discussion about the orientation of the
>
> rear brake lever.
>
> I'm at a stage of a rebuild ("The Ambobber") where it would be good to
> know definitively which way that actuating lever goes, up or down. It
> is down on my Eldo--came that way.
>
> Who knows fer sure?
>
>
> Rich A
Regards,
Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
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