Traditional cantilever brakes used two cables, a main cable running down the centerline of the bike, and a second, transverse cable connecting the cantilever units on each side of the wheel. The main cable would pull upward on the middle of the transverse cable, causing the cantilever units to rotate inward.
sward. n. 1. (Botany) turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass. vb. 2. (Botany) to cover or become covered with grass.
(plural hackles) 1  An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. [from 15th c.] ( 2 usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the cock. ( 3 fishing) A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.