Major brands have phased out rim brake wheels. However, solutions still exist to keep beloved bikes on the road.

In 2025, for the first time, there will be no rim brakes on the WorldTour, across all of the teams' road and time trial bikes ...

which subsequently pushes the pads against the brake disc (also called the brake rotor) or drum that rotates with the wheel, it is in every driver's best interests—as well as that of their ...

A disc brake has a disc shaped metal rotor spinning within a wheel. When pressure is applied to the brake pedal a caliper will squeeze the brake pads against the disc. Drum brakes are normal ...