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Why doesn't someone just make a cable actuated hydraulic brake, the resivoir / actuator could be really small and mounted on the brake. You could then use all brakes / shifter combinations. Wow design idea for the day - can I be bothered firing solidworks up???

Hayes made cable actuated hydraulic discs back in the day, but i think they ended up being worse than just cable discs and nowhere near as good as hydraulic. Because the problem with the cable discs unless serviced frequently was the cables dragging, coupling this with a hydraulic system at the other end didn't bode well. all the disadvantages of cables, plus none of the advantages of hydraulics, plus brakes locking up.

could poss work better on the road where it aint as mucky but doubt it.

anyway, do we really need hydraulic brakes on the road? I find stopping easy enough...