SRAM Motive Ultimate Expert disc brake review

SRAM Motive Ultimate Expert disc brake review

Gone are Codes. Ditto Levels. Here is the new mineral oil SRAM Motive.

Clarks CRS C4 Brakeset review

Clarks CRS C4 Brakeset review

This Clarks CRS C4 Brakeset has been one of the products I have been most excited…

SRAM Maven Ultimate Expert Kit: first ride review

SRAM Maven Ultimate Expert Kit: first ride review

TLDR: the SRAM Maven Ultimate brakes offer bucket loads in a very usable package. A few…

TRP Slate Evo Disc Brake review

TRP Slate Evo Disc Brake review

The TRP Slate Evo brakes are superlative, wallet-happy anchors. Not be as elegant as pricier brakes…

Hope Tech 4 V4 disc brake review

Hope Tech 4 V4 disc brake review

The Hope Tech 4 V4 from Barnoldswick metal masters Hope technology are their top of the…

TRP Trail Evo disc brake review

TRP Trail Evo disc brake review

TRP Trail Evo has a super-light lever action and impressively short throw before biting. Great for…

SRAM Code RSC disc brake review

SRAM Code RSC disc brake review

For all-out power freaks, we going to give the nod to the SRAM Code RSC. It…

Shimano SLX M7120 disc brake review

Shimano SLX M7120 disc brake review

The brake that felt like the best combination of top-end power and all-over feel was the…

Magura MT7 Pro disc brake review

Magura MT7 Pro disc brake review

Folk who like to run their bite points really close to the grip should give the…

Hope Tech 4 E4 disc brake review

Hope Tech 4 E4 disc brake review

The lever on these Hope Tech 4 E4 brakes is a big step up from the…

Hayes Dominion A4 disc brake review

Hayes Dominion A4 disc brake review

The 4-pot Hayes Dominion A4 continues the venerable brand's return. Great to see them back in…

Formula Cura 4 disc brake review

Formula Cura 4 disc brake review

If we have to decide on The Best Brake we’d go for the Formula Cura 4.…

Magura MT7 Pro Review | Enduro anchors with plenty of power and customisation

Magura MT7 Pro Review | Enduro anchors with plenty of power and customisation

Ross gives us the low-down on the Magura MT7 Pro brake system after 9 months of…

Hope XCR Pro X2 Review | How good can 199g brakes really be?

Hope XCR Pro X2 Review | How good can 199g brakes really be?

Fresh new Hope XCR Pro X2 stoppers for XC racers or trail bike riders wanting to…

Formula Cura 4 Brakes | Shiny Stoppers With Modulation and Power

Formula Cura 4 Brakes | Shiny Stoppers With Modulation and Power

David tests out the ever so shiny Formula Cura 4 brakes. Once he’s stopped looking at…

Shimano XTR Groupset | Premium Components Punished Through Winter

Shimano XTR Groupset | Premium Components Punished Through Winter

It’s no secret that Shimano was a bit late to the game with their 12 speed…

Review | Shimano SLX M7120 4 pot power for pennies

Review | Shimano SLX M7120 4 pot power for pennies

Andi bolted a pair of the Shimano SLX M7120 4 Pot brakes to a heavy eMTB…

Review: The Magura HC 1 – Finger Brake Levers Change The Way Your Brakes Feel

Review: The Magura HC 1 – Finger Brake Levers Change The Way Your Brakes Feel

A lever blade may seem like an odd thing to review, but as one of the…

Review: Hayes’ new Dominion A4 may just be some of the best 4-piston disc brakes we’ve tested

Review: Hayes’ new Dominion A4 may just be some of the best 4-piston disc brakes we’ve tested

Hayes recently debuted a brand new hydraulic disc brake called the Dominion A4. Designed as a…

Review: SRAM Guide T Hydraulic Disc Brakes

Review: SRAM Guide T Hydraulic Disc Brakes

Announced earlier this year as a brand new entry-level hydraulic disc brake from SRAM, the Guide…

Review: Shimano’s Powerful Deore XT M8020 4-Piston Disc Brakes

Review: Shimano’s Powerful Deore XT M8020 4-Piston Disc Brakes

I’ve been a fan of Shimano brakes for quite a few years now.  After trying numerous…

2-piston or 4-piston? Testing & comparing Shimano’s brand new XTR disc brakes

2-piston or 4-piston? Testing & comparing Shimano’s brand new XTR disc brakes

Last week I was lucky to find myself in the wonderfully atmospheric Kranjska Gora in Slovenia.…

Review: Brake Force One’s 2nd generation H20 disc brakes are filled with…water?

Review: Brake Force One’s 2nd generation H20 disc brakes are filled with…water?

This isn’t the first time we’ve tested the H2O from Brake Force One. We first reviewed…

Cheap on price, but not on performance; we test and review Shimano’s entry-level Deore M6000 groupset

Cheap on price, but not on performance; we test and review Shimano’s entry-level Deore M6000 groupset

With very little fanfare, Shimano quietly unveiled its new Deore M6000 groupset last year. We got…

Review: The Shimano Zee Disc Brake Isn’t Quite A Saint, But It Ain’t No Sinner

Review: The Shimano Zee Disc Brake Isn’t Quite A Saint, But It Ain’t No Sinner

See why the Shimano Zee won the award for easiest to live with in our disc…

With A Metric Tonne Of Braking Power The Trickstuff Direttissima Is The Most Powerful Brake We’ve Ever Tested!

With A Metric Tonne Of Braking Power The Trickstuff Direttissima Is The Most Powerful Brake We’ve Ever Tested!

These brakes will blow the eyeballs out of your head - we test and review the…

Is The SRAM Code RSC The Best Disc Brake We’ve Ever Tested?

Is The SRAM Code RSC The Best Disc Brake We’ve Ever Tested?

Find out why the SRAM Code RSC wins the 'Best Overall' award in our disc brake…

Not Just A Pretty Face – The Hope Tech 3 E4 Takes Out Best Engineered In Our Disc Brake Group Test

Not Just A Pretty Face – The Hope Tech 3 E4 Takes Out Best Engineered In Our Disc Brake Group Test

Gorgeous UK-made disc brakes that'll have you shooing the magpies away from your bike.

Want To Go 11 Speed For Less Money? We Test & Review The Shimano SLX M7000 Groupset

Want To Go 11 Speed For Less Money? We Test & Review The Shimano SLX M7000 Groupset

Shimano's latest SLX M7000 drivetrain borrows technology from the top-end XTR groupset to create a value-oriented…

We Test & Review The Smooth TRP G-Spec Slate Brakes

We Test & Review The Smooth TRP G-Spec Slate Brakes

TRP offers quad-piston braking power in the G-Spec version of the Slate trail brake. How does…

Review: FSA Afterburner Brakes

Review: FSA Afterburner Brakes

FSA is the third largest component manufacturer in the world. So how do they do disc…

Review: Brake Force One H2O Brakes

Review: Brake Force One H2O Brakes

The H2O brakes from Brake Force One are unlike any other brake we have ever tested…

Review: Magura MT Trail Carbon Brakes

Review: Magura MT Trail Carbon Brakes

With the MT Trail Carbon, Magura has paired a 4-piston front brake to a 2-piston rear…

Review: SRAM Level Ultimate Disc Brakes

Review: SRAM Level Ultimate Disc Brakes

With carbon lever blades and a machined twin-piston calliper, the premium Level Ultimate is the lightest…

First Ride Review: New SRAM Code RSC Brakes

First Ride Review: New SRAM Code RSC Brakes

With its updated lever design and 4-piston calliper, the new Code disc brakes offer a step…

Review: Shimano Deore XT M8000 1×11 Groupset

Review: Shimano Deore XT M8000 1×11 Groupset

Back in Issue #102, Chipps delivered us his experience with the long-awaited Shimano Deore XT drivetrain.

Reviewed: Formula T1

Reviewed: Formula T1

More stoppage thoughts for you with our review of these Formula brakes

Review: Hope Stealth Race EVO4

Review: Hope Stealth Race EVO4

Light and powerful in one package?

Review: Shimano Saint

Review: Shimano Saint

Big stoppers for big bikes, but how do they stand up to our testing?

TRP Slate Brake: REVIEW

TRP Slate Brake: REVIEW

Jenn reviews that slim and sassy TRP Slate brake

SRAM Guide Ultimate

SRAM Guide Ultimate

A look at SRAM's top-end brake set, the Guide Ultimate

Magura MT7

Magura MT7

Top stopper from Germany ridden and tested

Shimano XTR Race brakes

Shimano XTR Race brakes

XTR brakes - we take a look at the cream of Shimano's crop

SRAM Guide RS Brakeset.

SRAM Guide RS Brakeset.

The new SRAM Guide brakes were released earlier this year. That they were badged as a…

Shimano XT brakes.

Shimano XT brakes.

What makes stoppers from the big S so good? Jenn explains

TRP Spyke mechanical disc brake

TRP Spyke mechanical disc brake

Can a mechanical disc brake really match up to hydraulics?

Shimano Deore drivetrain and brakes

Shimano Deore drivetrain and brakes

Budget-only groupset option, or a cheap and cheerful upgrade?

Goodridge Brake Hose

Goodridge Brake Hose

What do you suppose is the deal with these hoses?

Avid Code brakes.

Avid Code brakes.

Great out of the box, but how do codes fare long term?

Avid Elixir 9 Trail brake

Avid Elixir 9 Trail brake

Light, powerful brakes that have great lever feel and just work consistently, no matter how long…