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  2. Bicycle brake - Wikipedia

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    A hydraulic front disc brake. The disc is held by a six-bolt mount. The caliper is held attached to an IS fork mount via PM adapter. A disc brake consists of a metal disc, or "rotor", attached to the wheel hub that rotates with the wheel. Calipers are attached to the frame or fork along with pads that squeeze the rotors for braking.

  3. Hydraulic brake - Wikipedia

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    US 2746575 Disc brakes for road and other vehicles. Kinchin 1956-05-22; US 2591793 Device for adjusting the return travel of fluid actuated means. Dubois 1952-04-08; US 2544849 Hydraulic brake automatic adjuster. Martin 1951-03-13; US 2485032 Brake apparatus. Bryant 1949-10-08; US 2466990 Single disk brake. Johnson Wade C, Trishman Harry A ...

  4. Trailer brake controller - Wikipedia

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    The heavier the trailer, the higher the gain adjustment is set and therefore the less chances of wheel lock-up. [1] A wide range of trailers contain trailer brakes (for example, larger boat trailers, horse trailers, covered utility trailers, enclosed trailers, travel trailers including small 10-foot or 3.0-metre and longer tent trailers and car ...

  5. Motorcycle braking systems - Wikipedia

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    The design only allowed for a single front disc brake so a comparatively large 330 mm disc was mated to a six-piston caliper, a world first on a production bike. [9]: 28 The traditional axial caliper mount began to be unreliable when slick tires were introduced, so motorcycles began adopting radially mounted calipers from Formula One car racing.

  6. Overrun brake - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the inertia of the trailer provides the force to apply the brakes. Some systems have a ball hitch that is normally straight, but when the lead vehicle starts braking, the trailer pushes forward on the ball hitch, pitching it up which then activates a variable hydraulic brake system. Upon activating the trailer slows down pulling back ...

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word’s letter order.

  8. College Football Playoff players to watch, key to the Sugar ...

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    How the QBs stack up. We don’t have much college data to go on for Gunner Stockton. The No. 2 QB for the Bulldogs is now the starter after taking over during the SEC title game for Carson Beck ...

  9. Trump could be offered second state visit to UK, Telegraph ...

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    December 27, 2024 at 2:22 PM (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could become the first elected politician in modern history to be hosted for two state visits by the British royal family ...