Brakes are one of – if not the – most important part of a bicycle. They keep you safe and allow you to control your speed, whether it's bombing down a mountain bike trail or riding in traffic. The ...

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One hundred years ago, there was one basic bicycle type: frame, two wheels, narrow tyres, rim brakes, saddle, and handlebars. Nowadays, there are disc brakes, flat bars, knobby tyres, folding frames, ...

If you wanna dive down a real cycling rabbit hole, simply Google “rim brakes vs. disc brakes.” You’ll turn up a treasure trove of road tests, opinion pieces and Reddit posts weighing the relative ...