If your brakes are squeaking or feel soft, don't head to your local bike shop, you can fix this. Brakes can be one of the simplest bike repairs for home mechanics. That is, if you have caliper brakes ...

Hydraulic disc brakes provide a high-tech solution for effectively slowing down a bicycle. Well set-up and serviced brakes will stop you when needed and give you the confidence to ride your bike to ...

Looking to improve your downhill mountain biking skills? Discover how proper braking techniques can make you safer, more confident and much faster on the trails. Braking is one of the most important ...

Checking your disc brake pads for wear and replacing if necessary is an essential maintenance task for all cyclists. Great Britain Cycling Team mechanic Marc Yates tells you what tools you will need ...

A disc brake rotor is a component that mounts to the hub of a bicycle wheel and provides the braking surface in a disc brake system. Disc brake rotors come in a wide variety of sizes to suit different ...

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 ...