Swapping Versailles' brakes onto earlier rearends isn't recommended. Unique mounting bracket doubles as bearing retainer, rather than bolting on to end of housing. Axle shaft OD, retainer ID, and ...

Stock brake systems are designed for stock cars. Any time you change the vehicle's total weight or the distribution of that weight, raise or lower the center of gravity, install "big 'n' little" ...

With over 25 years of experience designing and building hydraulic disc-brake systems for mountain bikes, Hope is targeting road, cyclocross and gravel bikes with the RX4+ hydraulic disc calipers. To ...

One enterprising individual who is a friend of ours, an engineer, and completely obsessed with making old Jeeps and other 4x4s work better is Brennan Metcalf. For a few years, Brennan has also been ...

Porsche's existing wheel hubs all used the drum brake as an integral part of the corner, mounting the wheel on its face in a "wide five" bolt pattern. Because of the company's engineering expertise ...

We run down the leaders of the road bike braking revolution There have never been so many ways to stop your road bike. This is great in terms of options, but a nightmare in terms of choosing. Luckily ...

Shimano recently announced their new disc brake mounting option, called the Flat Mount system, which they have developed specifically for models with a road bike geometry. While Shimano has yet to ...

Our first tango with disc brakes back in the 1980s didn't go well. What's the euphemism? Ahead of the market. Materials weren't up to the challenge, they were difficult to package, and were generally ...