Brake Levers
How do bicycle brake levers multiply force/give mechanical advantage?
why are brake levers useful on a bike to make it easier to brake?
Leverage.
The handle acts as a lever to give more force into pulling on the brake cable .
The brakes themselves have levers to assist also.
See this link....
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/how-to-repair-a-bicycle4.htm
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Avid FR-5 Bicycle Brake Lever (Silver/Black, Right or Left) List Price: $7.99 Sale Price: $5.80 Average Rating:   |
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Avid FR-5 single brake lever for left or right use. |
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Avid Speed Dial 7 Bicycle Brake Lever Set (Graphite) List Price: $27.99 Sale Price: $20.00 Average Rating: |
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All Avid brake levers have Bend-Zone blades and reach adjusters. Ambidextrous alumimum body and indexed Speed Dial leverage adjustment. |
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Shimano BL-R550 Flat Bar Road Brake Lever Set List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $24.29 Average Rating:  |
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Shimano BL-R550 Brake Levers. Features: Compatible with cantilevers, road calipers and road disc brakes Not compatible with linear-pull brakes |
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Shimano ST-EF50 Altus Shift and Brake Lever Set (7-Speed, Silver) List Price: $34.99 Sale Price: $24.97 Average Rating:  |
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Shimano ST-EF50 Brake/Shift Levers. |
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Pyramid Alloy Mountain Bike Dual Cable Brake Lever Sale Price: $10.18 Average Rating: |
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Alloy construction |
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Shimano BL-R550 Canti-Caliper Brake Lever Set Pair, Flat Bar Silver Sale Price: $26.98 |
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For flat handlebar group. Works with cantilever and road caliper brakes. Comes with Cables and Housing. |
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SRAM VIA Pair Right and Left Brake Levers List Price: $18.50 Sale Price: $18.50 |
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XLC Alloy 4 Finger MTB V- Brake Lever Set. List Price: $20.00 Sale Price: $9.00 Average Rating: |
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XLC Alloy 4 Finger MTB V- Brake Lever Set. Suitable for trigger or twist shifters. Rubberized insert on lever for better grip. |
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Tektro Road Aero Brake Levers, Compact R100 Sale Price: $19.98 Average Rating: |
