Argos Cross - Rim Brakes

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3I. BRAKES
/ƚƐǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐƐĂĨĞƚLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞŽŶLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƚŚĞ
ůĞŌďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌďƌĂŬĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬĞďƵƚƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐďŝŬĞƐďƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞƐĞƚƵƉ
ƚŚŝƐǁĂLJƐƋƵĞĞnjĞŽŶĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĂŶĚůŽŽŬƚŽƐĞĞǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞĨƌŽŶƚŽƌƌĞĂƌĞŶŐĂŐĞƐEŽǁĚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚĂŶĚƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ/ĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƚŽŽƐŵĂůůƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚLJŽƵƌůŽĐĂůďŝŬĞƐŚŽƉďĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞďŝŬĞdŚĞůĞǀĞƌƌĞĂĐŚŵĂLJďĞĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞŽƌLJŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶ
,ŽǁďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬ
dŚĞ ďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂďŝĐLJĐůĞ ŝƐ Ă ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ ďƌĂŬŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐdŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌǁŚĞĞůƌŝŵƐĂŶĚďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐĨƌĞĞŽĨĚŝƌƚůƵďƌŝĐĂŶƚƐǁĂdžĞƐŽƌƉŽůŝƐŚĞƐ
ƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽůLJŽƵƌƐƉĞĞĚŶŽƚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƚŽƉƚŚĞďŝŬĞDĂdžŝŵƵŵďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚǁŚĞĞůŽĐĐƵƌƐĂƚƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚũƵƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ
ǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƐƵƉ;ƐƚŽƉƐƌŽƚĂƟŶŐͿĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚƐƚŽƐŬŝĚKŶĐĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞƐŬŝĚƐLJŽƵĂĐƚƵĂůůLJůŽƐĞŵŽƐƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚĂůůĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽů
zŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐůŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůŽĐŬŝŶŐƵƉĂǁŚĞĞů
dŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŝƐĐĂůůĞĚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞďƌĂŬĞŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶ/ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨũĞƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬLJŽƵůůŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞƌƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞůLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞ
/ĨLJŽƵĨĞĞůƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůďĞŐŝŶƚŽůŽĐŬƵƉƌĞůĞĂƐĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞũƵƐƚĂůŝƩůĞƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƌŽƚĂƟŶŐũƵƐƚƐŚŽƌƚŽĨůŽĐŬƵƉ/ƚƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂ
ĨĞĞůĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌĞĂĐŚǁŚĞĞůĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƉĞĞĚƐĂŶĚŽŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐdŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůŝƩůĞďLJǁĂůŬŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞĂŶĚĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽĞĂĐŚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƵŶƟůƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƐ
tŚĞŶLJŽƵĂƉƉůLJŽŶĞŽƌďŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞƐƚŚĞďŝŬĞďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽƐůŽǁďƵƚLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJǁĂŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƚǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐdŚŝƐĐĂƵƐĞƐĂ
ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽĨǁĞŝŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŚĞĞů;ŽƌƵŶĚĞƌŚĞĂǀLJďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŚĞĞůŚƵďǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚƐĞŶĚLJŽƵŇLJŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌƐͿ
ǁŚĞĞůǁŝƚŚŵŽƌĞǁĞŝŐŚƚŽŶŝƚǁŝůůĂĐĐĞƉƚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌďƌĂŬĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞďĞĨŽƌĞůŽĐŬƵƉĂǁŚĞĞůǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐǁĞŝŐŚƚǁŝůůůŽĐŬƵƉǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐďƌĂŬĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ
^ŽĂƐLJŽƵĂƉƉůLJďƌĂŬĞƐĂŶĚLJŽƵƌǁĞŝŐŚƚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŚŝŌLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌǁĞŝŐŚƚ
ďĂĐŬŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽďŽƚŚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞƌĞĂƌďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞdŚŝƐŝƐĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƐƐŚŝŌǁĞŝŐŚƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ
dǁŽŬĞLJƐƚŽĞīĞĐƟǀĞƐƉĞĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƵƉĂŶĚǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌdŚŝƐ ǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ
ƉƌŽŶŽƵŶĐĞĚŝĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŚĂƐĂĨƌŽŶƚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŬ&ƌŽŶƚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶĚŝƉƐƵŶĚĞƌďƌĂŬŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌWƌĂĐƟĐĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚƌĂĸĐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƌŝĚĞŽŶůŽŽƐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽƌŝŶǁĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ/ƚǁŝůůƚĂŬĞůŽŶŐĞƌƚŽƐƚŽƉŽŶůŽŽƐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽƌŝŶǁĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌdŝƌĞ
ĂĚŚĞƐŝŽŶŝƐƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƐŽƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƐŚĂǀĞůĞƐƐĐŽƌŶĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚďƌĂŬŝŶŐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐĂŶůŽĐŬƵƉǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐďƌĂŬĞĨŽƌĐĞDŽŝƐƚƵƌĞŽƌĚŝƌƚŽŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞ
ƉĂĚƐƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŐƌŝƉdŚĞǁĂLJƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽŶůŽŽƐĞŽƌǁĞƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŝƐƚŽŐŽŵŽƌĞƐůŽǁůLJ
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RIM BRAKES
ZŝŵďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬďLJƐƋƵĞĞnjŝŶŐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐ;ƵƐƵĂůůLJŵĂĚĞŽƵƚŽĨƌƵďďĞƌͿĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƌŝŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐůŽǁƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůĚŽǁŶƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞ
ĂǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝnjĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
ŬĞĞƉƚŚĞƐĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚzŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƐĂŶĚLJŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞůĞĂƐĞĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞĂǁŚĞĞů
/ŶƚŚŝƐŵĂŶƵĂůLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŐƵŝĚĞŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĚŽƚŚĞƐĞ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĂďŽƵƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌďƌĂŬĞƐŽƌƚŚĞŝƌ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐLJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐďĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞ
zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞƐĞƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĚũƵƐƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJ;ƚŚĞƐĞƌƵůĞƐĚŽŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌĚŝƐĐďƌĂŬĞƐͿ/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚ
ĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐ
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ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝŵ;ϭͲϭϱŵŵͿƐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽǁĞĂƌ
LJŽƵĐĂŶĮŶĞƚƵŶĞƚŚĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĂĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
ďLJƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂďůĞĂĚũƵƐƚĞƌƐĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
zŽƵƌďƌĂŬĞĂƌŵƐŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞĂŶĂĚũƵƐƚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŵ
ƐĞĞƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞƐLJŽƵƌ
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dŚĞ ďƌĂŬĞ ƉĂĚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ďĞ
ǁŽƌŶ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƌ ůŝŶĞ
ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ
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dŚĞƌŝŵƐŚŽƵůĚƌƵŶĨƌĞĞůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐǁŝƚŚŶŽĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞŝƐŽƉĞŶ
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