One of the more fascinating stories in the recent history of the high-end road bike industry has been the ascension of Zero Gravity Titanium brake calipers. No other manufacturer -- be it a stalwart like Campy or Shimano, or a small upstart like Paul -- ever so tantalized people about a component... read more

The Chorus Skeleton calipers are identical in design to the Record Skeleton calipers. They went through the same weight loss, they have the same enhanced rigidity under load, and they have the same differentiated design that makes the rear caliper 40g lighter than the front. Even after giving a... read more

Only one detail separates the Centaur Skeleton brake calipers from the Chorus -- they're built a non-differential design, so you have two pivots per caliper, both front and rear. Beyond this, it's the kissing cousin of both the Record and Chorus caliper with its Skeleton design. You get the same... read more

Red brake calipers take their inspiration from the "skeletonized" dual-pivot design of Force. SRAM does extensive machining to Red to make them over 10% lighter than Dura-Ace, and to save you an added 10g in comparison to Force. They're ungodly light by production standards, with two nice... read more

The Force brake calipers are built around a dual-pivot mechanism with a stout return spring that serves you well in two ways: Not only does it provide excellent power for hard stops, but it does so without feeling grabby. In other words you'll still feel subtle control for precise speed... read more

From component to component the storyline between Force and Rival is the same: Force and Rival products are mechanically and functionally identical, with the only meaningful distinction being their weight. Rival provides the same lock-up power and speed modulation as Force; they're built with the... read more

The BR-7800 is Shimano's first-ever generation of Dura-Ace brakes built with functionally different front and rear calipers. They provide greater stopping power and an overall lighter weight than what you saw with the original BR-7700 Dual Pivot design. Their compact construction increases... read more

The new Shimano Ultegra SL brake set is probably the most conservative change of the SL line in comparison to standard Ultegra. It has a new finish and a 10g weight savings per caliper over Ultegra. We wonder sometimes if brakes might not weigh enough, we don't mind a few extra grams if it means... read more

Maybe we're being over-sensitive, but we sure wish Zero Gravity picked a different name for these brakes. "NERD" reminds us all-too-well of what we felt like back in the late 80's when we were in high school and we first discovered bike racing. It was years of self-conscious misery back then. Our... read more

Everything we ever needed to know about the Zero Gravity OG-Ti brake calipers we learned from the New York City Cycling Championships a few summers back. A particularly astute customer of ours named Art had long been thinking about indulging in a couple of upgrades to his beloved Colnago... read more