Magura’s cheapest four cylinder brake has a distinctive plasticky feel and its blunt rather than soft starting action won’t suit everyone. If you’re willing to adjust to that, though, these German ...

Brakes are one of – if not the – most important part of a bicycle. They keep you safe and allow you to control your speed, whether it's bombing down a mountain bike trail or riding in traffic. The ...

While disc brakes are making massive inroads on bikes above the £1,000 /$1,000 mark, they are still less common when you’re spending below this amount on a road bike. I suspect that one of the reasons ...

Had enough analyzing the nuances of this new brake’s design? Well, we’ll cut to the chase. We took a Spyre-equipped Volagi to the hills above Los Gatos and Saratoga in the Bay Area, and put the brakes ...

Almost a year ago, we did our first ride on the TRP Spyre dual piston mechanical disc brake and wrote this lengthy review, but quite a lot has changed in the last year. Unfortunately both the Spyre ...

Electric bikes, or ebikes for short, have become a game-changer for commuting, recreation, and fitness. They offer a ...

Chris Froome fuelled the disc brake debate when reviewing his new team's Factor Ostro VAM, conceding that the performance is superior but suggesting the "technology is not quite where it needs to be." ...

Why would anyone choose cable-actuated disc brakes in 2025? It’s a fair question. There’s a reason why hydraulic disc brakes have become the industry standard. Purely from a performance standpoint, ...