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TECH NEWS
TRP launch Hylex hydraulic road/CX brake
TRP have launched a new hydraulic road/cyclocross brake called the Hylex – yet more evidence that hydraulics are on their way for road applications. It’s for drop handlebars but it’s singlespeed only – the levers are just brake levers, not dual brake/gear shifters.
The Hylex is fully hydraulic with master cylinders integrated into the brake hoods, a little like SRAM have done things with their new hydraulic design. The difference is that whereas the SRAM brake/shift levers come with a very high nose, the TRP ones have a more traditional shape. The tops of the levers are very flat and the rubber hoods are designed to be slip-proof in all conditions, wet or dry.
The caliper is one piece forged aluminium and you can choose between 140mm and 160mm rotors. The pistons are composite, designed to isolate heat better than steel, and the hydraulic system self-adjusts for pad wear. TRP reckon that you’re looking at a system weight of 352g per wheel.
The Hylex is a bit of a niche product but if you’re after hydraulic brakes for a drop-barred singlespeed, these are going to be available at £124.99 per end through Upgrade.
Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
Re recycling Vs cycle users:...
10/10. Have a like. A much better effort than a pompous 'look at me! look at me!' Marcus Aurelius quote.
It's almost like they want it to fail so they can sell it off to their mates for a nice little consideration.
Should have had hi viz and lights https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64481252
The Triban seems indeed excellent value, but ideally I would prefer something with lazier upright geometry....
I think my distinction would be is closer to the kerb than id want to be...but I recognise & understand why they ended up there on such a road...
I know Mikey and I cycle every day around 'Gandalf Corner'....
I find it very hard to believe there are that many crewcab 4x4's in Scotland and less within a reasonable radius of Kippen and less associated with...
"Thou hast not leisure or ability to read. But thou hast leisure or ability to check thy arrogance." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Its really not - but I do appreciate the analogy.