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Mountain bikes

Date Submitted: 11/04/2004 17:07:58
Category: / Recreation & Sports
Length: 18 pages (4850 words)
Views: 47057

Mountain Bikes         It has been a decade in the making, but the mountain bike has become a passion for many people. Along with this passion it has also become the most environmental way to get from point A to B. It has gone through a very intense evolution process over the past decade.         It all started with some guys from California who took their bikes out for a ride on their day off, they modified …

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…lever with a roller mechanism, called the 'Servo Wave'. When this lever is used, the pivot point changes the relation to the cable carrier, which causes the brake shoes to come closer to the rim. The closer the brake shoes get to the rim, the more effective the transfer of power from the lever to the brake shoes. All accomplished with a minimum amount of pressure applied to the brake lever at the handle bars.

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