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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)
Band brake is an alternative to rim brakes but can only be installed at the rear wheel. Coaster brakes are operated by pedaling backward; 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
A bicycle shifter or gear control or gear levers is a component used to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio. Typically, they operate either a derailleur mechanism or an internal hub gear mechanism. In either case, the control is operated by moving a cable that connects the shifter to the gear mechanism.
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 ...
Most bicycle brake systems consist of three main components: a mechanism for the rider to apply the brakes, such as brake levers or pedals; a mechanism for transmitting that signal, such as Bowden cables, hydraulic hoses, rods, or the bicycle chain; and the brake mechanism itself, a caliper or drum, to press two or more surfaces together in ...
2 gear levers or shifters and; 2 brake levers or; 2 integrated brake levers/shifters; 2 brakes, front and rear; 2 derailleurs, front and rear; 1 bottom bracket; 1 crankset; 1 chain; 1 cogset, freewheel or cassette; With the following forming part of some groupsets: 1 headset (more commonly included with vintage groupsets) 1 seatpost
They manufacture and market bicycle chains and master links under their own KMC brand and supply them to others, including Shimano. [4] KMC chains are used in the Tour de France by riders such as Gustav Larsson, Swedish time trial champion. [5] KMC was founded by Charles Wu in 1977, [1] and was the largest bicycle chain manufacturer in the ...
The Shimano FFS (Front Freewheel System) circa 1980 was the most widespread such system. Chain-drive systems such as the derailleur systems work best if the chain is aligned with the sprocket plane, especially avoiding the biggest drive sprocket running with the biggest driven sprocket (or the smallest with the smallest).