Mountain bike brakes take a lot of abuse. They’re tasked with grinding a hurtling hunk of steel, aluminum, or carbon—plus a passenger—to a safe stop, keeping a ride from turning into a wreck. If your ...

If your brakes are squeaking or feel soft, don't head to your local bike shop, you can fix this. Brakes can be one of the simplest bike repairs for home mechanics. That is, if you have caliper brakes ...

Have you ever dropped or crashed your bike and broken a lever, leaving you stranded by the roadside? Even a bent lever can make things difficult and will break off if you try to straighten it. Or ...

Normally, descents are my favorite part of mountain biking, when all that hard work getting to the top is rewarded with a singletrack rollercoaster. So I was perhaps a little grouchy when, on a ride ...

While commuter bicycles can generally get by with a rear-wheel-only coaster brake, mountain and cyclocross bikes require both front and rear brakes - along with the hand levers used to activate them.