Bicycle Brake

Design

Kunjan Patel(19MMD009)
Kush Shrivastava(19MMD010)
Shubham Mishra(19MMD014)
 Bicycle Brakes

• A bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents it from moving.

• Two places where solid-surface friction occurs must be considered in
normal bicycle braking: the brake surfaces and the road-to-wheel contact.
 
• The three main types are:
– Rim brakes, 
– Disc brakes, and 
– Drum brakes.
Brake Types
• Five types of brakes have been fitted to
regular bicycles for ordinary road use.
– Plunger Brakes,
– Internal-Expanding Hub Brake,
– Back-Pedalling or ‘‘Coaster’’ Hub
Brake,
– Disk Brake &
– Rim Brake.
Brakes
Calculations
Power absorption of Brake surfaces
• For a typical bicycle of 12 kg and rider of
75 kg.
• Determining the power loading required
at the brake pads for strong braking on the
level and on descending a steep hill.
– Brake Pad Area =2,500 mm²
– Retardation =0.5g
– Gravitational acceleration(g)=9.81 m/s²
Calculations
Calculations
Longitudinal Stability during Braking
Wb =1005 mm
Dr =404 mm
Df =601 mm
H =1143 mm

• The weight of a bicycle and its rider does not

divide itself equally between the bicycle’s two
wheels.
• A typical value for the weight distribution on a
road bicycle is 40 percent front & 60 percent
rear.
Calculations
 Calculations

 • Cross Checking the Weight Distribution of 40 percent front & 60

percent rear.

• As the result shows almost 60 to 40 weight distribution.

Minimum Braking Distances for Stable Vehicles

• If it is assumed that the slowing effect of

air resistance is negligible in braking, a
relatively simple formula can be used to
estimate the minimum stopping distance S
(m).
Rear-wheel-only braking
Maximum Pressure & Brake Torque