Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

When we stopped at the TRP Brakes booth at the Outdoor Demo in Vegas before Interbike 2012, we inquired about the HyWire, the innovative hydraulic disc brake levers with TRP’s own electronic shifters ...

In hydraulic brake system, operating force applied to the brake pedal is delivered to the hydraulic unit which generates hydraulic pressure (using the Pascal’s law) for braking. Braking force is ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Nexteer Automotive launched a new electro-mechanical brake-by-wire system for OEMs that replaces the hydraulic components of traditional vehicle braking systems, the company announced in a press ...

Shimano has announced an upgraded version of its Tiagra range, “with the promise of an enhanced cycling experience for riders new to road biking”. New dual control (brake/gear) levers (ST-4720-L/R) ...

Troubleshooting hydraulic brake problems is generally pretty simple: You find the leak, replace the part and bleed the system. Sometimes, you don’t see a leak, but that’s never stopped me from ...

One of the top upgrades we're asked questions about every month is braking. How to get the car to stop better? What brake kit do I use? Should I go four-wheel-disc or just upgrade the front? And so on ...

Earlier this summer Shimano unveiled its long-awaited R785 hydraulic disc brake system for cyclocross and road bikes, and for some it was disappointment, as the new brake looked exactly like an ...