lifeCYCLE Magazine Issue 16

Slush, cold and wet – winter has arrived and inevitably causes many to move their gravel and bikepacking bikes into the warm cellar. We say: “There’s another way – gravel joy instead of winter frustration! In our lifeCYCLE Magazine issue #16 you can expect numerous exciting topics and who knows, maybe after reading this you will feel like pedalling again, stirring up the mud and then sitting in front of the fireplace with a hot coffee, happy and exhausted.

Mechanical disc brake or hydraulic disc brake? TRP Spire C in the test

16. May 202323. December 2021 by Martin Donat

Can a mechanical disc brake ever be an equal alternative to a hydraulic braking system? This was the question I asked myself – more forced than voluntary. This was due to the supply problems in the bicycle world, which did not stop at individual accessories in the trade. In other words: the new brake system that I actually wanted to build on my “bike for life” was simply not available. After a long search, I decided to expand my “search radius” to mechanical systems… You can find out which brake it was and how satisfied I am with it in this article.