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 ...

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Did you know that mountain bike brakes are hydraulic? I know, they don't look it when they're sitting on the shelf at your local bike store, but they're not the cable-operated rim brakes of your youth ...

One hundred years ago, there was one basic bicycle type: frame, two wheels, narrow tyres, rim brakes, saddle, and handlebars. Nowadays, there are disc brakes, flat bars, knobby tyres, folding frames, ...

If your brakes are squeaking or feel soft, don't head to your local bike shop, you can fix this. Brakes can be one of the simplest bike repairs for home mechanics. That is, if you have caliper brakes ...

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If you wanna dive down a real cycling rabbit hole, simply Google “rim brakes vs. disc brakes.” You’ll turn up a treasure trove of road tests, opinion pieces and Reddit posts weighing the relative ...

Fixie bikes are all about simplicity. Besides just having one fixed gear with no associated derailleurs, shifters or freehubs, many of them don't even have brakes – instead, riders just stop them by ...