Published June 29, 2013 09:53AM
Tour Tech: Mark Cavendish's SRAM HydroR hydraulic rim brakes
Caley Fretz has a peek at Cav's new toy — hydraulic rim brakes from SRAM
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 brakes to be used in competition. Photo: BrakeThrough Media