(A trademark for) a type of bicycle braking system that uses a single continuous cable and requires less force on the brake lever than conventional cantilever brakes; (frequently in plural) brakes of this type.
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in Usenet (newsgroups).
Definition of V-brake in US English:
V-brake
noun
(A trademark for) a type of bicycle braking system that uses a single continuous cable and requires less force on the brake lever than conventional cantilever brakes; (frequently in plural) brakes of this type.