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.
A dotard is a person in his dotage, that is, a state of second childhood brought on by old age. A dotard has regressed to a childlike level of mentality and behavior due to a decline in his cognitive powers. The organic deterioration of his brain has made him cease to be an adult.