Hi.
Does anyone have any of these in steel rather than alunimium.
There were a bewildering array of them with names which don't immediately indicate what the differences were but they all seem to be thin on the ground on the second-hand market.
The rears were
up front we had
Looking at what I've just written it seems that:
It is confusing however as there is no indicator for rod, and rods are rare now but back then it seemed more necessary to show C for a cable operated part. I suppose if R was used for rod they'd need something new to designate rear..
Does anyone have any of these in steel rather than alunimium.
There were a bewildering array of them with names which don't immediately indicate what the differences were but they all seem to be thin on the ground on the second-hand market.
The rears were
- SAB3 - like an AW with a 70mm drum brake on the left
- SBR - another 70mm one but on a single speed hub. it seems to share all its brake components with the SAB3
- BR - a 90mm drum brake on a single speed hub for use with rod brakes
- BR/C - cable operated version of the BR
- AB - like an AW with a 90mm drum on the left for use with rod brakes
- AB/C - cable operated version of the AB
up front we had
- SBF - 70mm hub brake
- BF - 90mm hub brake for use with rods
- BF/C - cable operated version of the BF
Looking at what I've just written it seems that:
- S = small (70mm)
- F = front
- R = rear
- C = cable
- B = hub brake
It is confusing however as there is no indicator for rod, and rods are rare now but back then it seemed more necessary to show C for a cable operated part. I suppose if R was used for rod they'd need something new to designate rear..
