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TBIS 15194:2019

3.10 folding bicycle

bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage.

3.11 bar-end

extension secured to the end of a handlebar to provide an additional hand-grip and
usually with its axis perpendicular to the axis of the end of the handlebar.

3.12 brake-lever

lever that operates a braking device.

3.13 disc-brake

brake in which pads are used to grip the lateral faces of a thin disc attached to or
incorporated in the wheel-hub.

3.14 braking distance

distance travelled by a bicycle between the commencement of braking (3.18) and

the point at which the bicycle comes to rest.
3.15 braking force F Br

tangential rearward force between the tyre and the ground or the tyre and the drum
or belt of the test machine.

3.16 commencement of braking

point on the test track or test machine at which the brake actuating device operated
directly by the riders hand or foot or by a test mechanism starts to move from its
rest position.

3.17 brake-lever cut-off switch

device that cuts off the motor assistance while using the brake lever.

3.18 composite materials

component that is entirely or partially made of a non-metallic matrix materials which
is reinforced by metallic or non-metallic materials such as short or long fibres, fabric

or particles.

3.19 composite wheels

wheel assembly containing any composite material.

3.20 continuous rated power

output power specified by manufacturer, at which the motor reaches its thermal
equilibrium at given ambient conditions.

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