AAAnd, there are several companies making a cable to hydraulic converter with the Master cylinders paired and mounted under the stem
Hoses to the Caliper at the wheel ..
Done so as to use the Brifters on your Road bars... where a brake master would go, is full of the shifter Mechanism.
the Trek 720 is coming with the HyRd caliper As stock .So in LBS, I got to fiddle with it In Person.. nice feel.
Interesting feature: a Knob to turn and lock the caliper open.
so the lever wont close the caliper when the wheel with it's disc is Removed.
so also fixes it open to pull the cable tight.
Last edited by fietsbob; 04-14-15 at 12:16 PM.