Patent ID: 7537094

Claim:
A bicycle brake assembly comprising a hypothetical center line, said hypothetical center line bisecting said bicycle brake assembly, said bicycle brake assembly further comprising handlebar levers, bicycle forks and bicycle brake cables, said bicycle brake assembly further comprising, (A) a slide guide mounted upon said bicycle fork, said slide guide comprising a first longitudinal slot and a second longitudinal slot, (B) a slide member, said slide member adapted to move vertically within said slide guide, said slide member attaching to one said bicycle brake cable, said bicycle brake cable connecting said brake assembly to said handlebar levers, (C) a slide bolt engaging said slide member, said slide bolt further engaging said first and second longitudinal slots, (D) a first brake arm and a second brake arm, said first and second brake arms pivotally connected to each other, and (E) a torsion spring attaching to said slide bolt and said brake arms, whereby said slide bolt and said slide member and said torsion spring move vertically upward from force applied to said bicycle cable by said bicycle handlebar lever, said torsion spring thereby flexing said brake arms, said brake arms pressing said brake shoes against a bicycle rim, said slide bolt, slide member and said torsion spring being axially aligned along said hypothetical center line.