Mountain Bike Brakes Reviews
Absolute Black Graphen Pads
Ceramic GRAPHEN pads are a new benchmark for the braking pad industry thanks to the unique approach to the design of backplate cooling fins, bespoke backplate coating with graphene as well as a completely new friction compound, which uses specially modified graphene instead of toxic copper. Price: From 49,95 EUR The product Absoluteblack don’t mess around when they make new...
SRAM MTB CODE RSC
The Code RSC’s are Sram's top of the line, heavy duty brakes aimed at the Enduro and Gravity crowd. The 4 piston calliper brakes rely on DOT 5.1 brake fluid and have a bite point adjustment as well as a tool free reach adjustment. Price: approx 300 EUR per wheel The product The classic Sram Code brakes are the top end...
Magura MT7 Pro
Magura’s top end stoppers the MT7’s are becoming a classic choice for people searching for power and modulation. Available in both two and four piston options and a wide range of lever options this is the most customizable brake out there. About the brand Magura has been in the brake business since 1893. No, that is not a typo! This...
Magura MT7 PRO
Magura has always offered a wide range of braking solutions for your bike, ranging from lever shapes to piston combinations, brake pads to colour options. Modular adjustability is the key for Magura and their #Customiseyourbrake system allows riders all the choices to make their brake ideal for them. For me, I was after power, and if you want 4 pot...
TRP Cycling G-Spec Trail SL
TRP has come on leaps and bounds with their brakes in recent years and is fighting hard in a tough market. Never have we had braking so good, and riders are continually demanding more and more from their brakes. Power, weight, adjustability and modulation are all expected at our fingertips in equal measure. G-Spec is the label given to the...
Hayes Components Dominion A4 Brake
I’ll be honest, the last time I rode a bike with Hayes brakes was probably back in the early 2000s on the original Hayes HFX9’s (remember those?) and while famous for being incredibly reliable, their braking performance and feel could be best described as, well, wooden. Fast forward the years and Hayes have started from the ground up with the...
SRAM MTB Code RSC Brakes
The name may have been around for years, but this time Code sees a revision that loses the Avid label and joins the SRAM family officially. Having been a downhill brake of choice for many years the powerful stoppers had a strong following but needed an update. Some riders had started experimenting with the popular Guide lever and adding a...
Shimano Zee Brakes
Shimano's high-powered stoppers have been around for some time now, offering two flavours of four-pot power. The Saints sit up top as the benchmark and below which the less expensive Zee offers huge power but with a slightly lower spec. Essentially the Zee is a four-pot caliper on an SLX lever, which is why the lever looks familiar! The Saints...
Hope Technology Tech 3 E4 Brakes
When it comes to high-powered brakes, Hope has to be in the mix. Having been involved in disc brakes since the very beginning, they obviously know their stuff, proven by the legions of fans that will have nothing else on their bike. Looking like they've come straight from a lump of metal (because they have), the E4s represent Hopes top...
TRP Cycling G-Spec Quadium
TRP have made recent improvements to their hydraulic disc brakes, with close involvement from Aaron Gwin. Previously overlooked by many riders, TRP has come back into the mix and have been getting lots of attention, mostly due to the Gwin influence but also from brands starting to spec them on lower end bikes. There are plenty of subtle details that...
SRAM MTB Guide Ultimate Brakes
The Guide range of brakes from SRAM are their most well know stoppers in the trail and enduro world. The current versions offer more power and more features than ever in a sleek package. Other than the 'R' model they are based on the same SwingLink technology, but they come in various levels and features. The base level is the...
Magura MT7
Designed and made in Germany, and born from their super-moto big sister, the Magura MT7s have landed on the scene in a sleek looking package that provides unrivaled stopping power. Heir to the old and highly regarded Gustav M, these are Magura’s latest flagship brakes designed and built for gravity and high speed riders. To allow these high power beasts...
Formula Cura Brakes
The Formula lineup has seen revisions across the range for 2017, wheels, forks and brakes have all either seen new models or improvements made. The latest brake from the Italian brand is the Cura disc brake, building on a solid foundation of engineering prowess and two wheeled heritage. Since their original disc brake from 1993, Formula has consistently been at...
Disco Brakes Disco Brake Pads
It's always great to get pads in the office, as they're just one of those products that you can never have enough of. This time they've come from Disco Brakes and are in semi-metallic form, although they also offer them in Ceramic Pro, Ceramic Hard, Sintered and Kevlar so there's plenty of choice. We tested the Shimano XT compatible pads,...
Hope Technology Tech M4
Weight: 279 Grams (caliper, lever and standard hose front brake) The Tech M4 has been around for a little while and it has plenty of time in the field. Initial doubts about the fragility of the lever have proved unfounded and as usual the brakes are living up to the usual Hope standards of quality. Out of the box there...
Hope Technology V2 Brakes
Weight: 615g (full brake with 180mm rotor, braided hose and all bolts and fittings) The new Tech V2 is the strongest and most powerful brake Hope have in their line up at the moment. While it might not be the lightest bit of aluminium on the market, it is certainly one of the beefiest. We opted for the braided hose...