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This was good news for off-road racers, who were willing to accept the slight weight penalty of disc systems in exchange for the performance advantages that they offer over traditional rim brakes. As a result, we’re now seeing various disc-equipped competition-level cyclo-cross bikes entering the marketplace. However, what does this mean for all the perfectly-good bikes out there that were made before the announcement? Well, it turns out that they can be converted to hydraulic discs, thanks to something known as the Parabox system.</p> <p><strong>« Back to <a class="blue" href="/web/20120204094820/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/">Parabox brings hydraulic disc brakes to existing cyclo-cross bikes</a></strong></p> </div> <div id="gallery_island"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("gallery_island"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <br/> <span class="title">Other Images from this Gallery</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="gallery_thumbs"> <div id="thumbnails"> <a href="/web/20120204094820/http://www.gizmag.com/parabox-cyclo-cross-disc-brake-system/21024/pictures#1" class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120204094820im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/parabox-0.jpg" alt="The Parabox rear caliper" title="The Parabox rear caliper" border="0"/> </a> <a 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