Mechanical discs certainly claim to be an easier, more adjustable alternative to hydraulics, but does the lack of power outweigh their simplicity? To find out, I have put four market-leading options ...

Hydraulic brake systems are split systems, comprising two discreet braking circuits. One master-cylinder piston and reservoir is used to actuate the brakes on one axle, ...

A four-piston brake caliper is the most commonly found option on most mountain bikes. It has four pistons that apply even and ...

Although electronic brakes using electric motors to do the work are in development, brake systems today still are activated by hydraulic fluid called, you guessed it, brake fluid.

Glazing occurs when brake pads are exposed to excessive heat levels, often caused by bad driving habits, like riding brakes ...

Cyclocross riders itching to take advantage of now-legal disc brakes might like this novel hybrid setup from TRP. TRP’s Parabox hydraulic brake system for cyclocross bikes is compatible with ...

The hydraulic ST-R785 levers look very similar to the standard 6870 Di2 STI levers, but have a silver cap and taller profile, although not quite as obvious as we saw on the SRAM hydraulic DoubleTap ...

Troubleshooting hydraulic brake problems is generally pretty simple: You find the leak, replace the part and bleed the system. Sometimes, you don’t see a leak, but that’s never stopped me from ...

The endeavor, called the “Disc Brake Project,” has manifested itself in the high-end H11 and mid-level Potenza 11 Ergopower hydraulic disc brake systems. The H11 disc brakes are now an option for the ...

Now, 25 years later, Magura has released an aerodynamic hydraulic rim brake system for lightweight time trial and triathlon bikes. The new system is called RT8 TT - RT for Road Team, and TT for ...

To Automatically Brake or Not, That’s the Question; As surprising as it may seem, dry brake-by-wire could be an answer to some legitimate problems—just like hydraulics were in the 1920s and 1930s.

Electric over hydraulic brakes provide stronger brake pressure than electric brakes and therefore are used on larger, heavier trailers; they typically have disk brakes but can use drum brakes as well.