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.

With the recent UCI ruling allowing disc brakes in cyclocross, and USA Cycling’s subsequent adoption of the rule for the 2010 Cyclocross National Championships, a number of disc brakes will be out on ...

After the initial power is applied, there’s quite a bit of lever travel required to get to the upper echelons of the brake’s output. Our Media The new Tech 4 lever is the main story, with a complete ...

Less than a handful of years ago, cyclocross bikes were iconic for having cantilever brakes and the debate raged on about the merits and demerits of wide or narrow profile designs. Paul Components ...

The Code R is the cheapest tier in SRAM’s powerful Code line, with a more basic lever offering than the pricier Code RSC I reviewed recently. As with all of SRAM’s brakes, the lever attaches to the ...