Originally Posted by
70sSanO
It is unfortunate that at the turn of the “20th” century the term bredals was not coined. Since they are a combination of pedaling and braking. Turn the pedals one direction and you propel forward. Turn the pedals in the opposite direction and you stop.
Bredals... an innovation for the ages.
John
Not a comparable situation, because whether a bicycle is freewheeling or fixed-gear or coaster, the pedals themselves are the same mechanism. If you use a pedal to brake, it's still a pedal. Brifters are not the same mechanisms as brake levers and non-integrated shifters.