Spoon brakes

Adam Rush said:

I read on Sheldon Brown's website that bicycles with spoon brakes were
manufactured until quite late in the developing world (70's, 80's).
I've also seen some talk on the Internet about relatively late Austrian
(?) bicycles with spoon brakes, as well.

Does anybody have some links or information on these?

I don't know about "manufactured", but here's a newer bike with a spoon
front brake:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leecommadennis/110272197/in/photostream/

Jeff

JeffWills said:

Adam Rush said:

I read on Sheldon Brown's website that bicycles with spoon brakes were
manufactured until quite late in the developing world (70's, 80's).
I've also seen some talk on the Internet about relatively late Austrian
(?) bicycles with spoon brakes, as well.

Does anybody have some links or information on these?

I don't know about "manufactured", but here's a newer bike with a spoon
front brake:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leecommadennis/110272197/in/photostream/

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/page/?o=aw&page_id=31081&v=du
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/page/?o=aw&page_id=30732&v=k0

I should have a better spoon brake trike, another city bike, two more
parking lots, and captions for all my new stuff up by tomorrow evening.

-M

Marian, you are a wonder man, and I want to have your babies.

Okay, maybe that was a little too enthusiastic...

Marian Rosenberg said:

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I read on Sheldon Brown's website that bicycles with spoon brakes
were manufactured until quite late in the developing world (70's,
80's). I've also seen some talk on the Internet about relatively
late Austrian (?) bicycles with spoon brakes, as well.

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Does anybody have some links or information on these?

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I don't know about "manufactured", but here's a newer bike with a
spoon front brake:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leecommadennis/110272197/in/photostream/

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/page/?o=aw&page_id=31081&v=du
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/page/?o=aw&page_id=30732&v=k0

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I should have a better spoon brake trike, another city bike, two more
parking lots, and captions for all my new stuff up by tomorrow evening.

Nice pictures!

I suppose these are useful, there where they are used, but they don't
qualify as much more than parking brakes since they have little
capacity to dissipate energy, the principal feature of a running
brake. If used to descend a steep road, they produce mainly smoke and
shredded rubber, so let's not wax about their use by riders in this
forum.

Jobst Brandt