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What was the first BMX frame to come with (welded on) Brake lugs?
SaMAlex:
--- Quote from: nosepickben on January 17, 2013, 02:33 PM ---Did the U-brake come from mtb's?
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Yeah, early MTBs had Canti brakes but some also came with U-brakes on the rear. Often on the Chain stays. I think that late early Muddy Foxes and also Sarasen's had them. Some Sarasens even had front and rear U-brakes
Dannywhac:
The one and only bike other than a BMX I've owned was a Saracen in the 80's - that had U-brakes rear, canti's front.
There, I went and admitted I've owned a mountain bike.
SaMAlex:
Oh, and those GT MTBs with the funny seat stays and extra triangle .... they had rear U-brakes. That was late 80s at least.
Dannywhac:
Yeah - think my Saracen was '87? Them triple triangle GT's were around in 87/88 I think?
SaMAlex:
I think the first, white painted Muddy Foxes had Canti front and rear. It was the later ones (that had a Yellow Explorer) that had the U-brakes (I was working in a bike shop when they came out). I'd believe that was 87 ish. It's looking like U-brakes (Dia Compe 990s, or Shimano) started to be on MTBs and BMXs in 1987.
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