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Ok, I have just got a bike with mechanical disk brakes....I took the wheels
off and since refitting them the brakes bind a little. The wheels are located fully in their mounting slots. Were the brakes just set up with the wheels not quite in their correct positions or is a little bit of binding normal? Any advice would be appreciated -- New Updates at The Bughaus! www.thebughaus.co.uk |
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Any advice would be appreciated Are they Avids? -- PeteCresswell |
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:04:06 -0000, "john"
wrote: Ok, I have just got a bike with mechanical disk brakes....I took the wheels off and since refitting them the brakes bind a little. The wheels are located fully in their mounting slots. Were the brakes just set up with the wheels not quite in their correct positions or is a little bit of binding normal? Any advice would be appreciated Check to make sure the pads are seated properly. Did you squeeze the brake lever without the rotor between the pads? You should be able to adjust them. Read the manual or find one and then read it. Peace, Bill ....one speed to rule them all, one speed to find them, one speed to bring them all and on the trails pass them In the Land of Avalon where the geared pigs lie... |
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"Bill Wheeler" wrote in message
... On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:04:06 -0000, "john" wrote: Ok, I have just got a bike with mechanical disk brakes....I took the wheels off and since refitting them the brakes bind a little. The wheels are located fully in their mounting slots. Were the brakes just set up with the wheels not quite in their correct positions or is a little bit of binding normal? Any advice would be appreciated Check to make sure the pads are seated properly. Did you squeeze the brake lever without the rotor between the pads? For clarity's sake, Bill, you do mean that one should NOT squeeze the lever without the rotor (or some other substitute filler) between the pads, correct? (At least that is the case with Hayes hydraulic.) -- D N I E T S Off to R the M __, D H Reply to group. (Detestible spammers!) |
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:38:30 -0500, "D H" wrote:
For clarity's sake, Bill, you do mean that one should NOT squeeze the lever without the rotor (or some other substitute filler) between the pads, correct? (At least that is the case with Hayes hydraulic.) Yes that is what I mean. With my Avid mechs you even need to be careful. Peace, Bill ....one speed to rule them all, one speed to find them, one speed to bring them all and on the trails pass them In the Land of Avalon where the geared pigs lie... |
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