Press Release: BrakeAceLast year we released our wired BrakeAce sensor and app, and we have been able to help some of the biggest companies and fastest riders in the world understand their braking and get faster. Since this time, we have focused on creating a completely wireless system for riders at all levels, and we are offering these now on Kickstarter.
The BrakeAce sensor fits between your frame or fork and your brake caliper, and can be installed just like any other brake spacer. The sensor size has been reduced, and only requires you to increase your rotor size by 20mm from the smallest your bike accepts. The sensor communicates by Bluetooth to your phone or tablet, and you can view or analyze your rides on any device or computer.
Once you’re in the BrakeAce app, you can choose to view just your FlowScore as a simple way to compare your braking with friends or between different runs, or you can look at details of individual brake events across the trail. Custom algorithms analyze all of your braking events, and the app shows you the three places on the trail where you have the most room for improvement. These are called your Key Opportunities, and you can track your progress in the app where your rides are stored.
The aim of the BrakeAce system is to make it easy for riders at any level to get faster without getting fitter, and simple scores mean you don’t need a team of data interpreters to do so. The app is made for riders to use on their own, but we want BrakeAce to work with coaches too. We are already looking at ways to integrate video tutorials and remote coaching into your braking recommendations.
The BrakeAce
Kickstarter campaign offers early pricing of $892 USD for a pair of sensors and the app, delivered in January 2022. After the campaign is finished, BrakeAce will be available through the
BrakeAce website.
I mean the more data the companies get the better they can "refine" products so that you'll be eternally unsatisfied and willing to pay for the next piece of crap that you don't really need.
And in the meantime we continue wasting resources and polluting everything.
I love bikes, I love riding but I don't like the business model.
SRAM: zero intensity / full modulation
@me for venmo information
All in all, I'm still glad I got them. I like the crosshair screws. I like the power and feel. I like that they have two lever shapes and plan to try the SFL. I like that they come with two sets of pads so you can try both organic and sintered, and then keep the losers as backup (since you'll never find them at an LBS). And I like supporting the underdog, although Hayes is hardly a little company, but I really want their bike division to succeed for the sake of Manitou and suspension market competition.
(and I didn't even pay $892 for it)
I would go faster if I braked less? Check.
The problem isn't over-braking, the problem is not having the skill/balls to brake less without ending up in the ER.
You can argue that every new technology, such as full suspension bikes, a slack headtube and a good pair of wheels aim to give comfort, stability or anything else to the rider, and you're right. The thing with electronics is that they take that to another level.
And by this, I do not mean electronic shifters and derailleurs, that do pretty much the same that regular derailleurs and, for the price, are, therefore, nonsense.
the next wave of bike innovation and standards / (in)compatibility will be telemetry.
SRAM could buy these dudes and offer brake along with suspension telemetry as a complete package under one product umbrella.
GPS that measure how much time in the air
Cameras that record video with track location and actual speed
And with extra cameras pointed to the suspension and some editing you can have your anaylises of your ride.....
A product for any KOM or QOM wannabe
Go back to start, brake 1m later than first time.
Repeat until you ride out of corner apex.
Congrats, you reached optimum braking for desired corner. Spend 1K $ elsewhere, donate to my paypal what you can
I always used to worry that I was relying on my back brake too much. An early blog post by Matt explained that using more rear than front was far more common. He had the science to back it up, so I stopped worrying about it and never thought about it again!
Of course there are upsides like possibly having the brakes locked when not in use, which could add an extra layer of security when you’re out in public places, etc.
I’ve recently finished development on an UAV control station that has haptic feedback through the controls. Despite the fact there is decades of development in flight simulators, it was still an extremely difficult project to get right, and involved very power hungry servos and actuators.
That said, having no hydraulic lines, and an automatic parking brake would be very cool.
What does it all mean?