A brake assembly comprising: a first brake pad assembly that includes a friction material disposed on a first backplate (270, 464, 474, 484), the first backplate (270, 464, 474, 484) having a first lateral backplate side, a second lateral backplate side disposed opposite the first lateral backplate side, a first backplate face (334, 468, 478, 488) that engages a back side of the friction material and extends from the first lateral backplate side to the second lateral backplate side, a first hole (282, 460, 470, 480) that extends from the first backplate face (334, 468, 478, 488), and a lower backplate side suitable to contact a brake carrier and an upper backplate side that is disposed opposite the lower backplate side, wherein the first hole (282, 460, 470, 480) is disposed closer to the upper backplate side than the lower backplate side; a second brake pad assembly that includes a second friction material disposed on a second backplate (274, 464, 474, 484), the second backplate (274, 464, 474, 484) having a first lateral backplate side, a second lateral backplate side disposed opposite the first lateral backplate side, a first backplate face that engages a back side of the second friction material and extends from the first lateral backplate side to the second lateral backplate side, a second hole (292, 460, 470, 480) that extends from the first backplate face, a lower backplate side suitable to contact the brake carrier and an upper backplate side that is disposed opposite the lower backplate side, wherein the second hole (292, 460, 470, 480) is disposed closer to the upper backplate side than the lower backplate side; characterised by a retraction spring that has a coil that extends around a center axis, first and second biasing arms (404, 410) that extend from the coil, and first and second biasing tips (406, 412) that extend from an end of the first and second biasing arms (404, 410), respectively, wherein the first biasing tip extends along a first central axis from an end of the first biasing arm and is received in the first hole (282, 460, 470, 480) and the second biasing tip extends along a second central axis from an end of the second biasing arm and is received in the second hole (292, 460, 470, 480) and the first and second biasing tips (406, 412) exert a biasing force that rotates the lower backplate sides (338, 358) of the first and second backplates (270, 274, 464, 474, 484) away from each other, wherein the first central axis extends at a first oblique angle relative to a center plane that is disposed orthogonal to the center axis and the second central axis extends at a second oblique angle relative to the center plane when the retraction spring is in a free state. a first brake pad assembly that includes a friction material disposed on a first backplate (270, 464, 474, 484), the first backplate (270, 464, 474, 484) having a first lateral backplate side, a second lateral backplate side disposed opposite the first lateral backplate side, a first backplate face (334, 468, 478, 488) that engages a back side of the friction material and extends from the first lateral backplate side to the second lateral backplate side, a first hole (282, 460, 470, 480) that extends from the first backplate face (334, 468, 478, 488), and a lower backplate side suitable to contact a brake carrier and an upper backplate side that is disposed opposite the lower backplate side, wherein the first hole (282, 460, 470, 480) is disposed closer to the upper backplate side than the lower backplate side; a second brake pad assembly that includes a second friction material disposed on a second backplate (274, 464, 474, 484), the second backplate (274, 464, 474, 484) having a first lateral backplate side, a second lateral backplate side disposed opposite the first lateral backplate side, a first backplate face that engages a back side of the second friction material and extends from the first lateral backplate side to the second lateral backplate side, a second hole (292, 460, 470, 480) that extends from the first backplate face, a lower backplate side suitable to contact the brake carrier and an upper backplate side that is disposed opposite the lower backplate side, wherein the second hole (292, 460, 470, 480) is disposed closer to the upper backplate side than the lower backplate side; characterised by a retraction spring that has a coil that extends around a center axis, first and second biasing arms (404, 410) that extend from the coil, and first and second biasing tips (406, 412) that extend from an end of the first and second biasing arms (404, 410), respectively, wherein the first biasing tip extends along a first central axis from an end of the first biasing arm and is received in the first hole (282, 460, 470, 480) and the second biasing tip extends along a second central axis from an end of the second biasing arm and is received in the second hole (292, 460, 470, 480) and the first and second biasing tips (406, 412) exert a biasing force that rotates the lower backplate sides (338, 358) of the first and second backplates (270, 274, 464, 474, 484) away from each other, wherein the first central axis extends at a first oblique angle relative to a center plane that is disposed orthogonal to the center axis and the second central axis extends at a second oblique angle relative to the center plane when the retraction spring is in a free state.