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2. Hydraulic brake - Wikipedia

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   Fred Duesenberg used Lockheed Corporation hydraulic brakes on his 1914 racing cars [4] and his car company, Duesenberg, was the first to use the technology on the Duesenberg Model A in 1921. Knox Motors Company of Springfield, MA was equipping its tractors with hydraulic brakes, beginning in 1915. [5]

3. Shimano Total Integration - Wikipedia

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   Shimano STI Dual Control shifter and brake lever: 1. Main lever 2. Release lever A. Pulling the main lever towards the rider applies the brake B. Pushing the main lever towards the center of the bike downshifts one, two or three gears depending on how far the lever is pushed (right hand shifter) or changes from a small chainring to a larger chainring (left hand shifter)

4. Shimano - Wikipedia

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   In 2003 Shimano introduced "Dual Control" to mountain bikes, where the gear shift mechanism is integrated into the brake levers. This development was controversial, as the use of Dual Control integrated shifting for hydraulic disc brakes required using Shimano hydraulic disc brakes, locking competitors out of the premium end of the market.

5. FSO Syrena - Wikipedia

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   The Syrena was a Polish automobile model first exhibited at the Poznań Trade Fair in 1955 [1] and manufactured from 1957 to 1972 by the Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (FSO) in Warsaw and from 1972 until 1983 by Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych (FSM) in Bielsko-Biała. 177,234 were manufactured by FSO and 344,077 by FSM, a total of 521,311.

6. Automotive Products - Wikipedia

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   AP Lockheed disc brake caliper. Automotive Products, commonly abbreviated to AP, was an automotive industry components company set up in 1920 by Edward Boughton, Willie Emmott and Denis Brock, to import and sell American-made components to service the fleet of ex-military trucks left behind in Europe after World War I.

7. Power brakes - Wikipedia

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   Power brakes consist of a system of hydraulics used to slow down or stop a motor vehicle. It uses a combination of mechanical components and vacuum assistance to multiply the pressure applied to the brake pedal by the driver into enough force to actuate the brakes and stop the vehicle.