drive a break cone into a break shoe

22:25 Mar 5, 2015
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English term or phrase: drive a break cone into a break shoe
"Coaster brakes, like the one on your childhood bike, drive a brake cone into brake shoes, which spreads them apart and against the inside of the hub when you pedal backward."

http://www.popsci.com/article/gadgets/bike-never-needs-repai...

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Local time: 19:02


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4fuerzan un cono de frenado en las zapatas de freno
Ramon Ferreyros


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fuerzan un cono de frenado en las zapatas de freno


Explanation:
al penetrar el cono en las zapatas, las abren contra el interior de la maza y producen el frenado, al pedalear hacia atrás.

Ramon Ferreyros
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