Never mind fancy electronic shifting and disc brakes – back in the real world that most of us inhabit, mechanical shifting and calliper rim brakes are still the most common gear and brake systems ...

Are you sick and tired of people debating the merits of road disc brakes? Me too! So today I'm going to rain all over a different parade: cable-operated disc brakes. Cable disc brakes are not the best ...

Fixie bikes are all about simplicity. Besides just having one fixed gear with no associated derailleurs, shifters or freehubs, many of them don't even have brakes – instead, riders just stop them by ...

Many old wide-profile cantilever brakes from companies like Dia Compe and Polygon came with doubled-ended straddle cables. These cables make brake setup a bit easier, since it reduces the three ...

Details: GORE Ride On Low Friction System brake cables and GORE Ride On Professional System brake cables for road bikes manufactured by W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., of Elkton, Md.; sold at bicycle ...