Have you ever dropped or crashed your bike and broken a lever, leaving you stranded by the roadside? Even a bent lever can make things difficult and will break off if you try to straighten it. Or ...

Disc brakes are now in the majority on road bike builds, so here are the best mechanical and hydraulic options around When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Despite the fact that the majority of a bicycle's stopping power comes from the front brake, many novice and casual riders worry that if they apply that brake too hard, they'll go flying over the ...

Set against all the whips, scrubs and jumps associated with going fast on a mountain bike, braking is perhaps a slightly less glamorous skill. To be able to ride at the limit however, first you must ...

While commuter bicycles can generally get by with a rear-wheel-only coaster brake, mountain and cyclocross bikes require both front and rear brakes - along with the hand levers used to activate them.

For all the advances in suspension, frame building and wheel size, the brakes on your mountain bike are still perhaps the most important components. Why? Well, all the aforementioned things have ...

What do you do when the bike industry doesn’t make components to suit your specific needs and desires? If you’re design engineer and pneumatics specialist Paul Townsend, you make your own, hacking ...

Hope’s lighter-weight caliper is paired with its new Tech 4 lever, boasting 30 per cent more pressure than the previous version of the brake. The Tech 4 lever is all new, with Hope offering it across ...