One of the hot topics for debate over the past few years has been road bike disc brakes. It was inevitable that the benefits of hydraulic discs brakes would eventually transition to road bikes. An ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the use of disc brakes becomes more prevalent in the professional peloton, teams and mechanics ...

Zipp has launched its latest full-carbon disc wheel, the Super-9 Tubeless Disc-Brake Disc. With a progressively wide hookless rim, Zipp says the new Super-9 disc wheel is fastest when paired with 28mm ...

Zipp’s carbon race wheels have conquered nearly every title in cyclocross, from National Championships in the States to the 2014 Cyclocross World Championship under Zdenek Stybar [see our profile of ...

Electric bikes, or ebikes for short, have become a game-changer for commuting, recreation, and fitness. They offer a ...

Almost all bikes now have disc brakes, but before they took over, there was another promising form of brake tech – ceramic rims. Promising increased rim life, better braking power and stealthy looks, ...

Aileron—or “Little Wing” in French—is the part of the plane wing that controls the aircraft in roll. Fitting for a cyclocross wheel, and perfect for the new Velocity rim and wheelset that the ...

Addressing the Disc Brake Standard The adoption of disc brakes in road cycling introduced new mechanical challenges, primarily concerning how wheels manage asymmetrical forces. Unlike rim brakes, ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

At the center of this evolution is the wheelset—a critical component for optimizing road bike performance. As the industry ...