Disc brakes are found on virtually every modern mountain bike for their combination of braking power and low maintenance. There are two main styles of disc brake systems used on mountain bikes: ...

Serious hot rodders love vintage speed and high-performance equipment. When you look at the "wish lists" of nostalgia rodders, you'll find exotic parts like real "block letter" Edelbrock finned heads, ...

More than ever, high-performance enthusiasts want well-rounded performance cars. Raw, straight-line acceleration in isolation is no longer adequate, if it ever was. In recent months, HOT ROD has ...

Some sets of Shimano disc brakes come in kit form, so you can decide whether to have a normal or dual control lever set up. This means that they need assembly and a full bleed when you fit them, and ...

The disc brake has become an almost ubiquitous component of the modern car. There's a good reason for that... A disc brake is an assembly that provides stopping power by clamping brake pads against a ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

Road disc brakes offer reliable and confidence-inspiring braking power, even in wet conditions. And this is why once most riders switch to discs, they never return to rims brakes. But as reliable as ...

We talked about the wide world of disc brakes in our previous look at brake systems. Now let’s jump into the dark arts of drum brakes. Because there are generally more moving parts with a drum brake ...