Mechanical discs certainly claim to be an easier, more adjustable alternative to hydraulics, but does the lack of power outweigh their simplicity? To find out, I have put four market-leading options ...

Disc brakes started to appear on road bikes in the early 2010s and have since taken hold across the segment (Image credit: Trek bicycles) Disc brakes and rim brakes explained ...

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 ...

The first year for disc brakes on GM products was 1967. Almost all cars before then had four-wheel drums. Discs were introduced as an option on passenger cars from '67-72.

After bedding in the new brakes, our first 60-0 mph stop was 146 feet, exactly 100 feet shorter than the best "before" test. The next five tests came out to 147, 151, 155, 152, and 157 feet.

Disc brakes of course are not capable of mass murder but they do represent an advancement in technology. It all began in the motor industry, where disc brakes were first developed way back in the ...

The first caliper-type automobile disc brake was patented by Frederick William Lanchester in his Birmingham, UK factory in 1902 and used successfully on Lanchester cars.

The disc brake, as we know it, was first patented in 1902, but it failed to gain acceptance in the U.S. until the early 1960s when vacuum assist made the pedal effort acceptable for the driving ...

Air disc brakes are a hit with drivers, ... Our first tango with disc brakes back in the 1980s didn't go well. What's the euphemism? Ahead of the market.