{"id":16994,"date":"2023-07-24T10:43:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T10:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probike.templaza.net\/?p=16994"},"modified":"2023-07-24T10:43:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T10:43:21","slug":"explained-the-science-behind-cycle-brakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/24\/explained-the-science-behind-cycle-brakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: The Science Behind Cycle Brakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 22 teams competing in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes. Many are homologues of the men\u2019s teams, so they have almost the same bikes and equipment, even if the sponsor names are slightly different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the teams are on their brands\u2019 top-tier groupset, with the exception of Team Coop-Hitec Products, who appear to be riding Shimano Ultegra. As we pointed out in our Shimano Ultegra review, it\u2019s not much of a sacrifice because the internals are the same, Ultegra just weighs a little more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tazer employs the brand\u2019s signature JS Tuned suspension system, which uses two short, counter-rotating links.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>Maria Victory<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new bike is Intense\u2019s first aluminium bike in six years. The American brand says it harks back to its roots, with the hydroformed 6061 T6 alloy frameset bringing the durability and aesthetics of its original bikes to the Tazer Alloy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intense Tazer Alloy Expert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fork: DVO Diamond E3, 160mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shock: DVO Topaz E3 Air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motor: Shimano EP600<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Battery: Shimano Steps 504Wh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drivetrain: Shimano Deore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brakes: TRP HD-M843 Trail EVO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wheels: WTB ST I30 TCS 29in (front), WTB ST I35 TCS 27.5in (rear)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyres: Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.6in (front), Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.8in (rear)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price: \u00a34,499\/$6,499\/\u20ac4,999<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safety features include a GPS tracker, available through the Ultima app, and the Neutral gear setting that locks the cranks when the bike is stationary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" data-id=\"18143\" src=\"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/matt-saling-6tK2Og9dEKA-unsplash-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/matt-saling-6tK2Og9dEKA-unsplash-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/matt-saling-6tK2Og9dEKA-unsplash-600x326.jpg 600w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/matt-saling-6tK2Og9dEKA-unsplash-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/matt-saling-6tK2Og9dEKA-unsplash-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/matt-saling-6tK2Og9dEKA-unsplash.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" data-id=\"18145\" src=\"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/paul-green-gOHfFgwyDNM-unsplash-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/paul-green-gOHfFgwyDNM-unsplash-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/paul-green-gOHfFgwyDNM-unsplash-600x326.jpg 600w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/paul-green-gOHfFgwyDNM-unsplash-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/paul-green-gOHfFgwyDNM-unsplash-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/paul-green-gOHfFgwyDNM-unsplash.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intense says the new Tazer Alloy shares a similar geometry to the carbon-fibre framed bike, with head angles remaining similar around the 64-degree mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are subtle geometry differences between the models, with the Tazer Alloy Pro featuring a 64.6-degree head angle and the Expert a 64.8-degree head angle for a large-sized frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reach measurements appear up-to-date, with the Pro 465mm and the Expert slightly longer at 467mm. Chainstay lengths remain the same across the models and sizes at 450mm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Intense Tazer Alloy is an electric enduro bike with aggressive geometry, a mullet wheel setup and 155mm of rear-suspension travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[28,29],"class_list":["post-16994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-bikes","category-e-bike","tag-mountain","tag-new-style","post_format-post-format-video","layout-1","product-add-to-cart-ajax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnerbike.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}