Despite the industry-wide switch, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding disc brakes for many of us. Confusion over axle standards, rotor sizes pad compounds and bleeding procedures are nothing ...

Some of the most common questions I often get asked involve brakes: What are the different types of brakes on a mountain bike? How do mountain bike brakes work? V-brake or disc br ...

Disc and drum brakes used only two types of friction materials—semimetallic and asbestos. The mechanic simply replaced the old pad or shoe with the same type. Aftermarket suppliers rarely ...