When did decent road bikes stop having centre-pull brakes?

[sjcprojects]

Seems like an obvious question to me, but I can't actually find an answer. I read Campagnolo introduced their first (the first ever?) side-pull in 1968, and Mafac stopped making their centre-pulls in the early 80s, but obviously quite a few road bikes still used centre-pulls for most of the 70s.

I ask out of general interest, but also because I have a nice frame (Nervex Pro Lugs, so a proper road bike, not a 70s "racer") which has the braze-on for the centre-pull cable guide - I guess this means it's probably at least early 70s? (the frame itself is a by a mystery maker, so I can't go off frame numbers, etc).

Any thoughts welcome!

 

[JoeH]

I wouldn't worry and just enjoy the beautiful frame and it's ride.

you answered the question yourself that it was 70's that had centre pull

 

[Old Ned]

It was probaly Peugeot that were the last to use CP brakes in the peloton as they were intimately connected to Mafac. If you look closely at photos of Bernard Thevenet in his late 70's TdF victories, the arms of the brakes are direct mount onto bosses on the frame - just like 'modern' direct mount brakes!