{"id":10913,"date":"2021-02-23T12:58:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envyride.com\/?p=10913"},"modified":"2023-01-15T21:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T21:32:44","slug":"scooter-brakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envyride.com\/scooter-brakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Scooter Brakes: How do they work and how to fix them?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before writing this article, I never thought twice about all of the different types of scooter brakes and therefore the advantages and disadvantages of each type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article explains the different types of electric scooter brakes and we answer some common questions related to the braking system of an electric scooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar to a car, electric scooters can have disc brakes or drum brakes. On the slower and cheaper models<\/a>, you will find foot brakes are also utilized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both disc and drum brakes are either hydraulic or mechanical. With hydraulic disc brakes, braking starts with a mechanical force \u2013 you pull the brake lever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A piston then squeezes or compresses hydraulic fluid into a cylinder which creates pressure (which is much greater than the pressure of you pulling the brake lever) into the brake lines which connect to the brake assembly by hoses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside the brake assemblies, the hydraulic pressure is converted back to mechanical force and the disc or drum\u2019s friction material is pushed against the disc or drum which then stops the scooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n With mechanical brakes, there is a cable that runs from the lever down to the wheel. When you squeeze the brake lever the length of the cable shortens which squeezes the caliper (in disc brakes). Or, activates a piston that pushes the brake shoes (in a drum) outward against the braking surface which slows the scooter to a stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\nHydraulic Brakes Vs. Mechanical Brakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n