Normally, descents are my favorite part of mountain biking, when all that hard work getting to the top is rewarded with a singletrack rollercoaster. So I was perhaps a little grouchy when, on a ride ...

Checking and, if necessary replacing your brake pads, is an essential part of bike maintenance. If you fail to do this, you risk brake failure, expensive damage to your rim or potentially having an ...

Freddy Vangoidsenhoven, team mechanic with the An-Post Chain Reaction UCI Pro Continental team, demonstrates what steps you need to take to replace rim brake pads on your road bike. Start this simple ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

It’s not a secret that brakes are a crucial component of a mountain bike, but one of the most essential pieces of the brake system is the brake pads. Many of us have seen some seriously scary examples ...

While there is a difference between brake pads and shoes, the desired result is always the same when the foot goes down on the brake pedal. Brake pads clamp down onto a rotating disc. Brake shoes push ...