It’s Park Tool Maintenance Monday, and that means a fresh new video on BikeRadar’s new-look YouTube channel. This week, our highly experienced former bike shop wrench, James Tennant takes us through ...

The arrival of disc brakes on road bikes has revolutionised all-weather control and confidence but they need correct alignment to work perfectly When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Are you sick and tired of people debating the merits of road disc brakes? Me too! So today I'm going to rain all over a different parade: cable-operated disc brakes. Cable disc brakes are not the best ...

Why would anyone choose cable-actuated disc brakes in 2025? It’s a fair question. There’s a reason why hydraulic disc brakes have become the industry standard. Purely from a performance standpoint, ...

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 ...

These instructions for adjusting your parking brake work only if you have drum brakes on your rear wheels. If you have a manual transmission, you may have a transmission-type parking brake, which ...