Hayes Brake

{{refimprove|date=January 2012}} [[Image:Hayes disk brakes.JPG|thumb|Various Hayes disk brake rotors.]] [[Image:Answer Manitou forks.JPG|thumb|Answer Manitou forks.]] [[Image:pbpic1478924352305.jpg|thumb|right|Hayes Stroker Trail Caliper]] '''Hayes Brake''', (stylized as '''HAYES'''), is a [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] designer and manufacturer of disc brakes and disc brake systems for non-automotive applications, including Hayes Disc Brake specialising in disc brakes for bikes. In 2005 the company's nine-member management team bought Hayes Brake with Nautic Partners, a [[private equity firm]], and renamed the company HB Performance Systems Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hayesbrake.com/News_Buyout.html |title=Hayes Brake Management Buyout Capitalizes on Experience for Future Performance |url-status=dead |access-date=23 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708201226/http://www.hayesbrake.com/News_Buyout.html |archive-date=8 July 2012 }}</ref>

Hayes Bicycle Group has acquired Sun Ringle hubs, rims, wheels and components, WheelSmith Fabrications, Inc. and Answer/Manitou.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bike-eu.com/Home/General/2006/10/Hayes-Bicycle-Group-Acquires-Wheelsmith-in-US-BIK002144W/ |title=Hayes Bicycle Group Acquires Wheelsmith in US |access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Hayes-manitou-answer-sun-ringle-2006.html |title=Hayes Bicycle Group has acquired Answer Products |date=3 November 2006 |access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref>

As of mid-2023 Hayes Brake has become a subsidiary of Hayes Bicycle, which itself is a subsidiary of Hayes Performance Systems.

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==External links== *[http://www.hayesbrake.com Hayes Brake official website] *[http://www.hayesdiscbrake.com Disc brakes for bikes]

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