The truth is that all the intermediates between humans and their ancestors (which diverged from the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees) are now extinct (and there was likely no fundamental distinction between humans and their ancestors).
Rim brakes. Rim brakes are so called because braking force is applied by friction pads to the rim of the rotating wheel, thus slowing it and the bicycle. Brake pads can be made of leather, rubber or cork and are often mounted in metal shoes. Rim brakes are typically actuated by a lever mounted on the handlebar.
Some soft-tip pens, called felt-tip pens, have a felt-like writing tip. The tip of others is made of absorbent plastic. Soft-tip pens use fluid, brilliantly colored inks. The reservoir in a soft-tip pen consists of a special synthetic material made up of many fibers.