It’s not a secret that brakes are a crucial component of a mountain bike, but one of the most essential pieces of the brake system is the brake pads, and I have seen some seriously scary examples of ...

These gold-coloured sintered pads are reassuringly sold as containing asbestos-free, organic material. There are the usual claims of superior heat resistance and high efficiency compounds, and they ...

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 ...

This R1 is not the king of horsepower, but with nearly 170 horsepower at the rear contact patch it's got plenty of stomp for me. What I've never really liked are the brakes. To be fair, the stock R1 ...

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