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Description
4.4
Brake system
The bicycle's brake system comprises:
• a rim brake on the front and rear wheels,
• a disk brake on the front and rear wheels or
• a rim brake on the front and rear wheels and an
additional back-pedal brake.
4.4.1
Rim brake
(Alternative equipment)
Figure 7:
Components of the rim brake with details, example
1
Rear wheel brake
2
Brake pad
3
Brake arm
4
Rim
5
Handlebars
with
brake levers
6
Front wheel brake
The rim brake stops the movement of the wheel when
the rider pulls the
brake lever
, causing two brake pads,
positioned opposite one another, to be pressed onto
the
rims
.
1
2
3
4
5
6