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Patent Patrol: Shimano wires up electric bicycle brakes…but why?

OK, let’s just get this out of the way – NO, these are not wireless. No, they do not use electronic actuators to directly move the brake pads in or out. But YES, they do replace the mechanically operated piston in a hydraulic brake’s master cylinder with an electronically controlled actuator. The real question is…why? […]

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