Braking

For the past few years, Brembo has been working on a whole new way to stop a vehicle in its tracks. The company's fluid-free Sensify system is going into production, and it shouldn't be long before you can stomp the pedals on one of these in a new car.

Brembo's braking equipment has graced many a champion-winning F1 racecar and MotoGP superbike over the last several decades. It's now targeting cyclists who demand serious stopping power, with a whole ecosystem of gear specifically for mountain bikes.

You don’t become one of the world’s top motorcycle component manufacturers for nothing. Brembo's new 100% recycled aluminum brake calliper reduces brake caliper life cycle emissions by up to 70% without sacrificing performance or design. A clear win-win.

Bosch just completed testing on its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads. Its development team traveled more than 2,050 miles (3,300 km) across several climate zones to reach the Arctic Circle in six days ... in a Nissan hatchback.

Nissin and Showa's novel design results in higher rigidity, better heat dissipation, and lighter overall weight of the brake caliper system. There are big question marks on its maintenance feasibility and affordability though.

Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash.

If you shy away from applying your bike's front brake, you're not alone. That's why Magura created its Integral Braking System (IBS), which automatically modulates stopping power between both brakes via a single hand-pull.

Back in 2020 we first heard about BrakeAce, a mountain-bike-mounted power metering system that monitors cyclists' brake usage throughout each ride. Well, it's now available in a new-and-improved wireless form, called the PF2.

When it comes to bicycle commuting, a lot of people like "city bikes" that are light, simple and streamlined. With their built-in internally routed brake levers, Aintro Handlebars were designed with just such folks in mind.

There are now many kits for converting regular bikes into ebikes, most of which involve swapping in a motorized wheel or adding a device that rolls against the rear tire. The Skarper system is different, in that it drives the bike's rear brake rotor.

Korean outfit Outbreaker is manufacturing a pair of gadgets you can plumb into any hydraulic bike brake setup. One allows you to fine-tune pressure in your brake lines, and the other claims to act like a sort of mechanical ABS to stop wheels locking.

High-end brake manufacturer Brembo is cutting the physical connection between pedal and disc. Its new AI-enhanced Sensify system will be brake-by-wire, offering some interesting advantages, and can be configured to completely eliminate hydraulics.