Issue 144 Kit Essentials – 4-Pot Brakes

Benji and the team test out the best 4-pot disc brakes to stop you in your tracks. Formula, Hayes, Hope, Magura, Shimano, SRAM and TRP in the mix. Words Benji & the team photography Amanda Brakes are the most important thing on your mountain bike. Yes, even more so than tyres. Well, I think so anyway. Truth be told, they’re probably equally important, but for the purposes of this guide let’s really big-up braking benefits. Why should you go for 4-pot brakes? I’d ‘answer’ that by flipping the question on its head. Why wouldn’t you go for 4-pot brakes? The … Continue reading Issue 144 Kit Essentials – 4-Pot Brakes

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