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• n  brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes

• hydraulic brakes

News & Articles

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• Tour Tech: Mark Cavendish’s SRAM HydroR hydraulic rim brakes
  Cavendish is the first top-tier pro to use one of SRAM's new hydraulic brake systems in competition. Of course, the disc brake version is not yet UCI legal, so we won't see those in the Tour any time soon. SRAM representatives said that the UCI approval request for the hydraulic rim brakes, necessary for any new piece of technology, went through in the last few weeks, opening the door for the ...
  June 30, 2013 - Velo News