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Disc brakes and drum brakes.
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How do you put the brakes on the bike?
depends on the bike and the brakes. Go to www.parktool.com or www.sheldonbrown.com for more.
Do brakes on a bike work because of Gravity?
No brakes on anything work because of gravity. Pressure and friction are what stop anything utilizing brakes. On a bike, you pull the brake lever on the handle bar and it pulls the line connected to your brakes. The two brakes pads on either side of your wheel compress, applying friction and thus stopping your bike. The harder you pull, the faster you stop.
Why does a gentle squeeze on your bike brakes stop your bike?
if your bike is a u, v or disk brake the cable is probably to tight or if you have hydraulic brakes of any kind your brakes will do this you just have to deal with it
Where can you buy brakes for a bike?
any bike store
What sort of brakes does the silverfox attitude bike have?
Mechanical disc brakes.
Does a racing biKe have brakes?
Yes
Why it is difficult to move a bike with its brake on?
Brakes are designed to stop things from moving, therefore making it difficult to move a bike that has its brakes on.
Do the brakes on a bicycle need to stop?
THe brakes rarely need to stop. But the brakes can be used to make the bike stop.
Does Bradly Wiggins have brakes on his bike?
Yes
Does the BMX bike has breackes?
most bmx bikes dont have front brakes now ans if you pedal backward and it has pedal brakes its not a bmx bike
Deseribe Brakes in a bicycle as a simple machines?
Depends on the type of brakes, but most bike brakes would use levers.
How do you adjust V brakes on a schwinn trail master bike?
The same way you'd adjust v-brakes on any other bike, I'll post a link.
