单词 | v-brake |
释义 | > as lemmasV-brake V-brake n. Cycling (a proprietary name for) a type of bicycle braking system that uses a single continuous cable and requires less force on the brake lever than conventional cantilever brakes; (frequently in plural) brakes of this type. ΚΠ 1995 Re: New for '96? in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet Newsgroup) 15 May XT will have new V-brakes: very long lever arms, pads mounted on a link assembly so that their angle does not change as they approach the rim, cable casing stops at a rod rotating at the end of one arm, cable goes through and is attached to the other arm, brake levers redesigned with a different amount of cable pull. 2000 P. Vincent Mountain Bike Maintenance 56 The V-brake..uses one continuous cable—rather than a cable and straddle wire—to draw the brake arms together, so the compression on the brake arms is more direct than it is with a cantilever. 2003 Nelson (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 22 Apr. 9 They come with 18-speed grip shift gears, front suspension, v-brakes (these pull across the top of the wheel rather than from the sides) and a steel frame. < as lemmas |
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