Spoon brakes Bicycle brake



spoon brake on antique peugeot open diamond frame le lion model b @ batavus museum in heerenveen, netherlands


the spoon brake, or plunger brake first type of bicycle brake , precedes pneumatic tyre. spoon brakes used on penny farthings solid rubber tyres in 1800s , continued used after introduction of pneumatic-tyred safety bicycle. spoon brake consists of pad (often leather) or metal shoe (possibly rubber faced), pressed onto top of front tyre. these rod-operated right-hand lever. in developing countries, foot-operated form of spoon brake retrofitted old rod brake roadsters. consists of spring-loaded flap attached of fork crown. depressed against front tyre rider s foot.


perhaps more other form of bicycle brake, spoon brake sensitive road conditions , increases tyre wear dramatically.


though made obsolete introduction of duck brake, coaster brake, , rod brake, spoon brakes continued used in west supplementally on adult bicycles until 1930s, , on children s bicycles until 1950s. in developing world, manufactured until more recently.








































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