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Brembo Brakes, Coming to a Mountain Bike Near You
Italian brake maker Brembo launches its first brake system for professional mountain biking.
The 11-time men's downhill champion Specialized Bicycles Gravity Team will showcase the new setup during the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup race in Val di Sole, Italy.
The MTB brake kit includes a 9-mm master cylinder, a four-piston caliper, and a triple-adjust lever.
Haven't you heard? There's a MotoGP race in Italy this weekend. They're racing at Mugello. According to Brembo analytics, MotoGP riders will slow from 182 to 52 mph into Turn 1, in just 4.7 seconds, as their carbon disc brakes reach temperatures as high as 932 degrees in just that first corner. But today Brembo—supplier of brake calipers, master cylinders, discs, pads, and fluid for motorsports teams in Formula 1, IMSA, WRC, NASCAR, and many others—announced they're peddling technology in a different wheeled sport. It's just introduced a new brake system for professional mountain biking.
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Austin Irwin
Technical Editor
Austin Irwin has worked for Car and Driver for over 10 years in various roles. He's steadily worked his way from an entry-level data entry position into driving vehicles for photography and video, and is now reviewing and testing cars. What will he do next? Who knows, but he better be fast.
