Originally Posted by
due ruote
Beautiful bike. I'm curious to know whether a drag brake was used for the Alps crossing.
Originally Posted by
himespau
Wow, that is nice.
Thanks for the likes and comments! Regarding due ruote's question: No this bike has only ever had the cantilever rim brakes, front and rear. Even with the loaded trailer, the brakes were always more than sufficient. Neither the captain or stoker are huge people, but the trailer did add some weight. The cantilevers were always more than sufficient.
And note that the bike also had rear panniers and front "low rider" bags when touring. So it was a loaded bike that the cantis were handling.