With disc brakes running the appropriate pads, this is not an issue. And you can ride with much greater confidence. It is not only in extreme descending gradients where disc brakes prove their worth.

Disc brake pads typically have a tab on the back of each pad to remove them. Often, pads are loosely set in a thin metal frame; take care not to drop it as you remove the pads. Magnet-style pads ...

A hydraulic disc brake system is far and away the most common brake on modern mountain bikes, and they are even being seen on budget mountain and gravel bikes. Hydraulic disc brakes use a closed ...

Todd Wells (Specialized) is toying with disc brakes and 'cross already, here with a stock Avid BB7 road caliper bolted on to a Ritchey carbon fork for testing.(Image credit: James Huang) ...

Brakes can be one of the simplest bike repairs for home mechanics. That is, if you have caliper brakes — the type that squeezes rubber pads on the rim (disc brakes are another story).

Traditionalists take note. Disc brakes are here to stay, at least for cyclocross. From pro-level models to the latest offerings for juniors, more and more bikes are coming equipped with discs. And ...

SRAM’s Code—a brake used to win top-level downhill and enduro races—now sees use on 120mm bikes like Evil’s Following, and the four-piston SRAM G2/Level was considered a trail brake but is ...

It was only a few years ago that the first disc brake systems started to permeate the upper echelons of cyclocross. It didn’t take long for almost the entire professional field (with a few notable ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

What Do Brake Pads Do? If you’re somewhat unclear on how brake pads work, here’s what you need to know about your 3 wheel motorcycle or 2-wheeler’s system. When you press on the brake lever or your ...