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  2. Bicycle brake - Wikipedia

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    These brakes are now used on inexpensive bikes; before the introduction of dual-pivot caliper brakes they were used on all types of road bikes. Dual-pivot caliper brake. Dual-pivot side-pull caliper brakes are used on most modern racing bicycles. One arm pivots at the centre, like a side-pull; and the other pivots at the side, like a centre-pull.

  3. Houston Bcycle - Wikipedia

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    Houston BCycle was launched in May 2012 with 18 bikes at three stations. The system later expanded to 1300+ bikes at 150+ stations. Houston BCycle provides a quick and active transportation, alternative for getting around the city with environmental and health benefits. [1] In May 2013, Houston BCycle expanded from three to 25 stations and 215 ...

  4. Brake pad - Wikipedia

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    When the brakes are hydraulically applied, the caliper clamps or squeezes the two pads together onto the spinning rotor to slow and stop the vehicle. When a brake pad heats up due to contact with the rotor, it transfers small amounts of its friction material onto the disc, leaving a dull grey coating on it. The brake pad and disc (now both ...

  5. Buell Motorcycle Company - Wikipedia

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    The early bikes used a rectangular section steel rear swingarm, WP Suspension front forks and rear shock, a Keihin 40 mm CV carburetor, and a Performance Machine six-piston front brake caliper. Beginning in 1999 a new cast aluminum rear swingarm was utilized along with Showa front suspension forks and rear shock. The front brake caliper, while ...

  6. SRAM Corporation - Wikipedia

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    SRAM is an example of a recent trend within the high-end cycle-component segment of the bicycle industry, where companies seek a position as a "one-stop shopping center" for bicycle frame manufacturers/bicycle brand owners, supplying all or most of the parts needed to build a complete bike.

  7. Disc brake - Wikipedia

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    On automobiles, disc brakes are often located within the wheel A drilled motorcycle brake disc. The development of disc-type brakes began in England in the 1890s. In 1902, the Lanchester Motor Company designed brakes that looked and operated similarly to a modern disc-brake system even though the disc was thin and a cable activated the brake pad. [4]

  8. Auto mechanic - Wikipedia

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    A mobile auto mechanic in Iran An auto mechanic at a garage in Kenya.. An auto mechanic [1] is a mechanic who services and repairs automobiles, sometimes specializing in one or more automobile brands or sometimes working with any brand.

  9. Hydraulic brake - Wikipedia

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    US 2140752 Brake. La Brie 1938-12-20; US 2084216 V-type brake for motor vehicles. Poage Robert A. and Poage Marlin Z. 1937-06-15; US 2028488 Brake. Avery William Leicester 1936-02-21; US 1959049 Friction Brake. Buus Niels Peter Valdemar 1934-05-15; US 1954534 Brake. Norton Raymond J 1934-04-10; US 1721370 Brake for use on vehicles. Boughton ...