Krate Brakes
Besides the Banana seats, high handle bars, shifter, springer and seat strut shocks, there is the cool brake system that Schwinn used on the Krates.
Front Atom “drum” brake (68-73).
Rear “disc” brake (late ‘71-73).
Close up of the front Atom drum and factory replacement shoes (bonded, not riveted).
The rear disc brake shown here is a late 1971 unit (4-71) and is extremely difficult to find.
Chris.
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