Nothing new really:
http://www.slowtwitch.com/Opinion/What_We_Have_Noticed_Cervelo_Magura_2530.html
But maybe a little more definitive? Will be interesting to see what they’ve come up with regardless of the rest of their “issues”.
It should be noted that Badmann’s Cheetah had hydraulic brakes. Something that I dont think has been mentioned in any of the preceding discussions.
What is “old” is new again 
As I mentioned in my story, old Quintana Roo bikes from yesteryear had Magura hydraulic brakes. Long before Natascha Badmann saw the light.
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=3660570#3660570
(and the pancake brakes I was referring to were the Ashima prototypes Herbert mentioned :-))
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why ‘pancake’?
My entire understanding is based on this article and a few minutes of googling “rolling diaphrams” when I first read it:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/first-look-ashima-prototype-hydraulic-road-brake-24694/
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PanCake
hmmmmm, it just snowed 6inches and the outdoor pool is not all that appealing right now so google i will
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Well I guess using “pancake” as a moniker is to make people think of “flat as a…” - the rolling diaphram stuff is somewhat interesting though (to this non-engineer)
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im stuck fast in “absorbing information mode” right now
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