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2. Bicycle brake - Wikipedia

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   Linear-pull brakes or direct-pull brakes, commonly referred to by Shimano's trademark V-brakes, are a side-pull version of cantilever brakes and mount on the same frame bosses. However, the arms are longer, with the cable housing attached to one arm and the cable to the other.

3. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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   Brake lever: a lever for actuating a bicycle brake; Brake shifter or colloquially, brifter (see also Shimano Total Integration, Campagnolo ErgoPower and SRAM Double Tap): combined shifter and brake lever control; Braze-on: a fitting protruding from a frame to provide attachment, typically for cable housings or tire pumps and similar accessories

4. Bicycle drivetrain systems - Wikipedia

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   A chain drive and rear derailleur gear change, the most popular system in use today A shaft-drive with crankset and rear gear hub. Bicycle drivetrain systems are used to transmit power on bicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, unicycles, or other human-powered vehicles from the riders to the drive wheels.

5. Shimano - Wikipedia

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   Servo Wave appeared for the first time on a hydraulic disk brake lever on the 2008 Shimano XT groupset. SLR ("Shimano Linear Response") Shimano 600 Tricolor brake caliper (Shimano Ultegra 6400) Integration of a return spring into the brake lever, pushing the brake cable back when the lever is released. The idea behind this was that the return ...

6. Bowden cable - Wikipedia

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   The origin and invention of the Bowden cable are open to some dispute, confusion and myth. The invention of the Bowden cable has been popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, one time owner of the Raleigh Bicycle Company who, circa 1902, was reputed to have started replacing the rigid rods used for brakes with a flexible wound cable but no evidence for this exists.

7. List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies - Wikipedia

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   This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.