Category: coaster brake

 New Departure Controller coaster brake hub. This is an early one, notice the brake arm on the driveside(no cog affixed in the photo). It is also takes straight-pull(or sometimes referred to as button head) spokes.New Departure began in 1888 producing doorbells and by 1898, they produced their first bicycle coaster brake hub. They later were … Continue reading Early New Departure Controller hub