Brakes and brake related equipment (pads / cables / tools)
Subcategories
Disc brakes give better stopping power on a bike, and can therefore increase the riders confidence
Here we list disc brake systems by:
Components e.g.
can be found in different sub-categories
Miscellaneous disc brake bits and pieces
Disc Brake Mounts / adapters from Hope, Shimano and Intense
One of the best ways to make your bike stop better is to increase the rotor / disc size - you will also need the appropriate mount adapter to allow for the bigger disc (and your brakes need to support the larger size)
Not sure - contact us
Here at Brilliant Bikes we sell genuine disc brake pads from the following manufacturers:
We also sell some cheaper generic pads from the following manufacturers to fit other makes of disc:
We keep a selection of brake pads for rim type brakes - from a selection of manufacturers including:
Before disc brakes came along, rim brakes were the most commonly used type of brakes on bikes
They work by putting pressure / friction on the rim of the wheel - slowing it down
Genuine Shimano resin brake pads - J05A with cooling fin and spring Pads are marked with J05A (in case you want to compare with your current ones)
Shimano G05A resin disc brake pads for BR-M985
Pair of genuine Shimano metal compound bicycle disc brake pads for use with the Shimano Deore XT BR-M755 (for cross country) and BR-M755-DH (for downhill) disc brake systems The disc pads are marked M03 on the backing plate for easy identification.
Genuine Shimano BR-M775 resin brake pads, retaining spring and split pin The pads are marked A01S on the backing plate for easy identification
Hope MINI brake pads (pair) - sintered
Pair of genuine Shimano metal compound brake pads for use with XTR M965 mono-block hydraulic disc brake system, complete with spring and split pin. Pads are marked M06Ti on the backing plate,
Hope MONO MINI brake pads (pair) - sintered
Shimano adaptor to convert your 6 bolt disk brake rotor to the Shimano centre-lock fitting
SwissStop Disc 15 C - Shimano Deore BR-M575, BR-M525, BR-M515
SwissStop Disc 15 Endurance - Shimano Deore BR-M575, BR-M525, BR-M515
SwissStop Disc 28 EXOTherm2 - Shimano XTR /XT / SLX - with cooling fins