Assertion: bicycle's brake | /r/CapableOf | use a series of rods and pivots
Facets:
value: to transmit force
type: PURPOSE
value: than bowden cables
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The "rod-actuated brake", or simply "rod brake", (roller lever brake in Raleigh terminology) uses a series of rods and pivots, rather than Bowden cables, to transmit force applied to a hand lever to pull friction pads upwards against the inner surface, which faces the hub, of the wheel rim.