Fred Klein brake lever detent. Also wedge style parking brake info.

I wonder since monowheel brake master cylinder is a one shot unit, as brakes wear and level in master cylinder changes, thus point of brake engagement changes, if function of fixed detent will work in practice?
Y10-03-09

I have to endorse David Joyces "wedge of alloy" as a simple, cheap and
effective parking brake.
Ours is made of tufnol but the material is irrelavent. It is possible to
apply as much or as little pressure on the brake lever as required
regardless of play or wear in the rest of the system and the cord stops you
loosing it.
We have used ours for a year now and cant imagine why you would need
anything more complex.
Carl Pattinson
G-LABS

----- Original Message -----
From: "david joyce" <davidjoyce@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: parking brake system
For my mono I have found a simple wedge of alloy, (the same thickness as the brake lever slot) to work very well and it probably beats everything for
lightness and simplicity. You just drop it down in front of the lever when you park, so as to take up all the space when the required braking force is
applied. It has a loop of cord through its thick end which stops it being
able to fall thru the slot, and hangs it over the handle when not in use.
David Joyce

"David Joyce" <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
Ron, Just a 30 degree wedge of aluminium or suitable plastic, thick enough
to more or less fill the slot, and about 2 - 2.5 ins long works well, and as
a refinement drill a hole in the fat end and put a large key ring through
it, which stops it going down the slot, if your brake gets that loose (which
of course it shouldn't!), serves to hang it over the brake handle when not
in use, and acts as a loop to put your finger in to pull it out of the slot
when taking off the 'handbrake'
Y10-03-09