Band brake Bicycle brake
band brake rear wheel of bicycle.
a band brake consists of band, strap, or cable wraps around drum rotates wheel , pulled tight generate braking friction. band brakes appeared 1884 on tricycles. star cycles introduced band brake in 1902 on bicycles freewheels. band brakes still manufactured bicycles today.
a rim band brake, implemented on yankee bicycle royce husted in 1990s, consists of stainless-steel cable, wrapped in kevlar sheath, rides in u-shaped channel on side of wheel rim. squeezing brake lever tightens cable against channel produce braking friction. return spring slackens cable when brake lever released, no adjustment required, , brake becomes more forceful when wet. husted said inspiration band brake used on industrial machinery. yankee bicycle included rear brake, met u.s. consumer product safety commission standards.
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