Brakes Archive

  • Shimano 105 Brakes

    Shimano 105 Brakes

    If you’re looking to buy an affordable yet light and high quality brake set then Shimano 105 brakes are definitely an option to consider. The 105 brake set comes with levers, cable shrouds, cables and calipers and is relatively inexpensive compared to other models that come with a similar level of quality. The 105 brakes [...]

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  • Avid Disc Brakes

    Avid Disc Brakes

    Brakes are arguably the most important part of any bike – be it mountain or road. Avid disc brakes are amongst the most popular for riders around the world due to their simplicity and quality. Disc brakes manufactured by SRAM (the company which own the Avid brand) fall into two distinct categories – ball bearing [...]

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  • SRAM Force Brakes

    SRAM Force Brakes

    SRAM manufacture several different product series for road bikes – one of them being SRAM Force. Each product line has a set of components including brakesets. SRAM Force brakes aren’t as expensive as SRAM Red brakes but are still high quality components that provide decent stopping power and modulation. SRAM 2010 Force left brake lever [...]

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  • Campagnolo Brakes

    Campagnolo Brakes

    Campagnolo produce a range of different road bike brakes including the Campagnolo Centaur Skeleton brakes and Campagnolo Athena brakes. Generally each Campagnolo groupset has its own set of brakes with many using Skeleton brakes. The price of a set of Campagnolo brakes varies according to the model and where you buy from. For example, Campagnolo [...]

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  • SRAM Rival Brakes

    SRAM Rival Brakes

    Along with SRAM Force and Red the SRAM Rival series is one of the company’s top road bike product lines. SRAM Rival brakes are generally less expensive than the other brakesets manufactured by the company and hence don’t have the same level of performance. As entry-level or intermediate brakes, however, they can certainly still be [...]

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