Bicycle Brakes Explained

May 21, 2025 1 min read

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Bicycle brakes can be broadly classified into 4 major categories. They are V-Brakes, Cantilever Brakes, Caliper Brakes and Disc Brakes. Each brake type comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

V-Brakes

V-Brakes are a modified version of Cantilever brakes. V-Brakes have one arm on each side of the wheel. These arms are attached to the brake pads. V-Brakes come under the Rim Brake category. The V-Brake technology is quite old but these brakes continue to do an excellent job in today


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