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Sidepull Brake
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A brake caliper that has one arm pulled by the inner cable, the other pushed by the cable housing. Usually, the cable runs down one side and both cable arms are on the same side of the caliper. Some sidepull brakes such as the Scott Superbrake, however, have both cable arms above the pivot, so the cable approaches from one side.
- Single-pivot side-pull brakes have both arms pivoted on a central point, usually the same bolt that holds the caliper unit to the frame of fork.
- Dual-pivot side-pull brakes have a separate pivot for each arm. Dual-pivot brakes usually have more mechanical advantage than single-pivot units, but they don't track out-of-true or irregular rims as smoothly as single-pivot units.
- V-brakes are technically sidepull designs also, but this term is not normally used for them, since they are a type of cantilever, not caliper brake.
