“It’s a very clean way to actuate the brakes in a predictable and usable way that you dont have to be an expert cyclist to take advantage of. “Slidepad’s technology is really cleverly done and quite simple and that’s the beauty of it,” said Chris Wiscavage, manager at Stanford’s Campus Bike Shop. Slidepad has also recently outfitted fleets of rental bikes at Stanford University’s Campus Bike Shop and The Bike Connection in Palo Alto, Calif., with the single-lever system, giving students and visitors to the Bay Area a chance to ride the simplified setup. Select retailers around the Bay Area are already adding the braking system to bikes on their sales floor and offering the Slidepad-equipped bikes as a premium feature to consumers. Optimized for comfort, electric, urban, folding, and youth bicycles, bike manufacturers including BMC, Breezer, Currie Technologies, Dahon, Electra, Giant, KHS, Marin, Raleigh, Specialized and Trek have also requested samples of the product for testing.
The forward force of the sliding pad pulls a cable to engage the front brake, alleviating the need for a front brake lever. when the brake pad hits the rim, the brake pad moves forward which, turn, pulls the cable for the front brake. The cable runs from the lever to the rear brake. A single lever controls both front and rear brakes. As the rear brake is applied from a single lever, the force from the rear wheel slides the pad forward. Jamis announced their 2013 Hudson Sport and Sport Deluxe with Slidepad single lever brakes. Rhode Island-based Dynamic Bicycles is the first bike-maker to spec the new system, with select 2012 models hitting the market in January equipped with Slidepad brakes. Slidepad consists of a guide and a sliding brake pad which are designed to integrate into a v-brake arm. “With our partner’s extensive experience manufacturing brakes, we know were providing a quality product that cyclists can trust.” “Having manufacturing channels in Asia is a huge step for us and creates a very cost-effective way for product managers to spec Slidepad systems on bikes,” said Slidepad President and Co-Founder Brian Riley.
The system eliminates the risk of over-applying the front brake and causing over-the-bars accidents, all while simplifying the user experience by requiring only a single brake lever. Slidepad Technologies is the creator of a patent-pending brake system in which the friction of the rear brake actively modulates the front brake, giving the rider smooth, controlled stopping power.
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