Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

Disc brakes are now in the majority on road bike builds, so here are the best mechanical and hydraulic options around When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The SRAM Red 22 road group has three brake options: mechanical, hydraulic disc and hydraulic rim. We rode all three 11-speed options over a few days just north of Los Angeles. We'll focus here on the ...