Brake element for a bicycle rim brake

摘要

The invention is concerned with a brake element for a bicycle rim brake, having two brake parts which can be brought with their surfaces into contact with the rim and are made of different materials, and having a supporting body which holds the brake parts. With such a brake element, in order in each case to achieve a good braking effect even with a damp rim, according to the invention the other material is metal, and one brake part (5) is held on the supporting body (1) in a resilient manner such that, in the braking process, it can be brought with its initially protruding surface (9) into the plane of the surface (23) of the further brake part (19, 20). <IMAGE>