That's where your brakes come in, and knowing the differences between types of bike brakes can help you choose the option that's best for the way you ride. There are four types of bike brakes: rim, disc, coaster or drum brakes. On a majority of bicycles today, though, you'll find ...
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Dual-pivot rim brakes, or Tiagra hydraulic disc brakes. Summary In my experience, the shifters on the Sora are slightly unwieldy, making the Tiagra a better option. Particularly with the Tiagra moving closer towards the 105 groupsets, the gear changes are slicker and the overall performance sli...
While disc brakes have been around for a long time when it comes to mountain biking, they've only been popular in the road cycling scene for the past few years. If you look at the pro peloton, you'll see some teams opting for the traditional rim-style braking systems (who are l...