29 Nov 2014: Steering and brakes

I now have a pair of GB “Coureur” brakes in place. They are side-pull lightweight brake calipers, designed primarily for racing bikes. Not as effective as the French centre-pull brakes that were becoming available at the time, but very widely used and well-matched to the “Superhood” brake levers.

Add to that some nice white brake cables, black cotton handlebar tape and a wire double bottle cage, and the rider’s office is more or less complete. It’s starting to look like a real bike…