Checking your disc brake pads for wear and replacing if necessary is an essential maintenance task for all cyclists. Great Britain Cycling Team mechanic Marc Yates tells you what tools you will need ...

Brakes can be one of the simplest bike repairs for home mechanics. That is, if you have caliper brakes — the type that squeezes rubber pads on the rim (disc brakes are another story).

Some of the most common questions I often get asked involve brakes: What are the different types of brakes on a mountain bike? How do mountain bike brakes work? V-brake or disc brake?

One of the hot topics for debate over the past few years has been road bike disc brakes. It was inevitable that the benefits of hydraulic discs brakes would eventually transition to road bikes. An ...