Working of drum & disc brakes Quite literally a drum brake is a small round drum that has a set of shoes inside of it. ... A disc brake has a disc shaped metal rotor spinning within a wheel. When ...

“Teams will have the opportunity to use bikes with disc brakes at two events of their choice during August and September.” The UCI may have changed the way cycling is raced and bikes are built forever ...

Should your next road bike have disc brakes? Our resident mechanic Kevin Eddy cuts out the marketing hype to investigate the pros and cons. Disc brakes on road bikes. I haven't seen a technical ...

Your car's brake system is one of its most critical components. It should come as no surprise that the brake system is responsible for stopping your vehicle and keeping it stationary as long as your ...

Cycling Australia has given the green light to the new brakes, which have rapidly become commonplace on the latest road bikes. Racing events include club, state and non-UCI national championship level ...

Industry is working hard to catch up following lifting of UCI ban The UCI's recent lifting of the ban on disc brakes in cyclo-cross has been widely heralded as a step forward for the sport, finally ...

The argument in favour of disc-brake technology, in the pro peloton at least, took years to gain traction but its downfall, in the wake of Fran Ventoso’s injury at Paris-Roubaix, was swift. The ...

This week the UCI announced the continued testing of disc brakes in professional cycling for 2016, with men and women allowed to use the new braking technology on the road from January 1. If this ...

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 ...