Brakes | SRAM

The world of mountain biking has never been so vibrant, thanks to a full spectrum of riders, deserving of a full spectrum of stopping power. It’s why we now meet the need with Light Duty, Heavy Duty, and Extreme Duty collections. From the improved and time-tested to incredible new powers. Every model offering only the most usable progression, whether full-featured Ultimate or super-powered practical. Just what the full spectrum of modern mountain bike ridership demands and deserves.

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All the pistons

Across light, heavy, and extreme brake collections, caliper pistons range from 14mm to a massive 19.5mm – a 39% increase. When the ratio between caliper and lever pistons is perfected, brake power increases exponentially. It’s this relationship that achieves the affirmative feel at the lever, and elevated control for each of the distinct characteristics of Level, Code, DB8, and Maven brakes.

Take the heat. Use it.

Check any SRAM caliper or pad and you won’t find cooling fins or other add-ons aimed at moving heat away from caliper seals. Instead, we rely on design fundamentals that make the necessary biproduct of all friction, heat, an advantage. It starts with the caliper material itself, and includes careful consideration for caliper size, mass and density. The inclusion of strategic venting to channel airflow affects heat too. But we don’t do any of this to “beat the heat,” because for consistent brake performance, the right amount of heat improves friction coefficients, increasing power. Our calipers build heat to optimum levels fast, but cool down gradually to help reduce extreme temperature fluctuations. Because consistent performance is the name of the game, and that requires consistent temperature at optimal levels.

The smartest seals. Ever.

We may not always think about a brake’s internal seals, but they’re one of the most important factors impacting performance, consistency and friction coefficients. Where most brakes use off-the-shelf seals, we developed a proprietary seal material all our own that consistently seals through the entire temperature range. The unprecedented heat tolerance of our seals is another reason you won’t find cooling fins or other heat-dissipation gadgets on SRAM brakes.