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SABS Brake Pads Bring Anti-Lock Tech to your Bike

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Have you ever grabbed too much front brake and flipped over the bars? I’m ashamed to admit I have, but it was largely because I was trying to learn how to ride a nosie. It was a painful experience and it’s one that I’ve seen many of my friends replicate on their first mountain bike rides.

A Canadian company, King Industry, has decided to put an end to the humiliation. Their new line up of brake pads set to be introduced over the course of this year uses a mechanical interface to prevent the wheel from locking up. As the wheel spins, the metal attachment vibrates, and jerks the brake pads free if the wheel locks.

Follow the link for more info and a video clip..

A standard set (two pads), will set you back $109 USD. Claimed weight is 160 grams. The pads are built by Japan Rubber Company and are said to withstand 8-16 months of regular use depending on rider loads. A replacement set will set you back $40.

Riders interested in this tech will benefit most from replacing their front brake.  Currently, only v-brake pads are available for sale, but other pads will be released next month. King Industries plans on releasing disc brake pads in the future as well.

Shimano offers a product which provides a similar feature set at a much lower price for V-brakes. Their power modulator replaces the standard V-brake noodle and contains a spring. If you start to brake too hard, the cable guide absorbs the excess lever force, and creates an incredibly mushy feel.

I’ve never used either the Shimano Power Modulator or SABS brake pads but I can understand the appeal. I’ve encountered too many recreational cyclists and daily commuters who are afraid of their front brake.

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walter
walter
12 years ago

video is useless, shows nothing about the anti-lock actuation actually working!

gtavares
gtavares
12 years ago

That´s cool….It works for road or just bikes with vbreaks ?

joby
joby
12 years ago

Answer to a question no one was really asking…

Topmounter
Topmounter
12 years ago

That would be impressive if the road were icy. Or if it was a road bike w/ 700×18 slicks and they randomly disabled the rear brake.

Justin
Justin
12 years ago

They don’t even use anti-lock brakes in Moto GP, so why the hell does someone think they are needed on a bicycle…

AlexK.
AlexK.
12 years ago

Because MotoGP has trained riders, unlike your average cyclist. That being said – I agree completely. Learning not to grab your front brake in an emergency stop is part of learning how to ride a bicycle.

gee
gee
12 years ago

brakes don’t win races…who wants someone with better brakes in front of them in an emergency?….

mountguitars
mountguitars
12 years ago

this would be ideal for kids and bike commuters who don’t know sh!t about bikes and brakes.

Steve M
Steve M
12 years ago

Those guys are going to spend far to much time defending themselves in court. Everytime someone hits the ground with these installed they are going to blame the manufacturer. Much better to let the rider hurt themselves on their own.

Nivlac
Nivlac
12 years ago

In china, the double yellow is just a suggestion.

jim
jim
12 years ago

Isn’t April Fools on the 1st of next month? Oh, and can i have my 3 minutes back.

Mindless
Mindless
12 years ago

That is one of the main reasons good hydraulic disk brakes are superior – MODULATION.

Doug B
Doug B
12 years ago

Can we force them on riders who ride their back brakes and screw up the trails? :O)

Robin
Robin
12 years ago

The video gives no information other than the rider appeared to remain in upright in the video and was traveling at some non-zero speed. So?

erik
erik
12 years ago

and they also decided to include a shot of the brake cable qr unhooked at the caliper lol

Specialized Rider
Specialized Rider
12 years ago

gee- Brakes DO win races… go race without brakes and see how you rank…

these are a silly idea, but people will buy them, the power modulators are on tons of late model bikes…

monstar
monstar
12 years ago

I am a Taiwanese, I bought this and use it for almost 1 year, it really works!!!

This product was innovate by Taiwanese, all mechanical structure, no battery, oil, air force needed.

Per I know, this SABS will generate the braking frequency by itself very quickly.
I install it on my front wheel to slam the front brake while riding, I didn’t overturn. Then I try to brake front brake to let rear wheel titled, but I can’t.

It is amazing!! I can say this is the greatest innovation of bicycle part in 21 century. So, I bought another one to install on the rear wheel.

Everyone should buy one to avoid some damage due to emergency.

steve
steve
8 years ago

WHAT are they saying @ 2:58 ? Are they TELLING us that you have to disable the REAR brake system in the Rain, and ONLY to use the FRONT brake system? OR are they merely just stating exactly what setup they managed to risk a human life in the rain down a mountain with more curves than Kim Kardashian, just in the name of seeing if they COULD pull off a massively risky stunt…simply in the name of SPORT! (or more like EXTREME SPORTS!! LoL!)
The ONLY reason I had to ask is probably in their lousy wording…which can cause all sorts of mischief!! Ohh boys boys and their toys!!

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