A note about Japanese bicycle brakes.

This is a common type of Japanese bicycle brakes found on a rear wheel of a Japanese bicycle.

[@bluchschnibel7806]

Cool stuff, never seen one of these breaking systems before.

[@michaelmichael2382]

i think i saw those on rental bikes before

[@daniellarson3068]

That brake looks like it would work in the rain and not need hydraulic fluid.

[@yourlocaldoomer]

That's pretty neat! I wonder how good it works!

[@steamedhams5554]

its like a VERY simplistic drum brake. neat sleek design but I feel like its a very niche market for parts and it would be finicky to repair lol.

[@yoghurtlidlicker]

it's a band brake. Very inefficient and often noisy.