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Disk brakes? Hot!
Hello everyone.
Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Is there a limit to how long I can brake? Will long braking sessions cause damage to the disks or brake pads? Thanks in advance. |
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They only get hot the first couple of times. Try again in a few days.
"ain" wrote in message news:MeElc.360828$oR5.46456@pd7tw3no... Hello everyone. Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Is there a limit to how long I can brake? Will long braking sessions cause damage to the disks or brake pads? Thanks in advance. |
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Nice Jerry, that's what you should tell the kid. Yeesh :-)
They get hot and long braking won't hurt them, they won't fade very much in my experiences. Some will, but the good ones should not. They get hot!!! Some moreso than others, I have Hayes and Shimano and my Hayes heat up easily compared to the Shimano's. The best part is riding in the rain and then listening to the raindrops hitting your disc after a long decent, ahhh, biking. It's been a long winter I can't wait.... .....begging for some trail action Sherman "Jerry Bone Jr" wrote in message m... They only get hot the first couple of times. Try again in a few days. "ain" wrote in message news:MeElc.360828$oR5.46456@pd7tw3no... Hello everyone. Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Is there a limit to how long I can brake? Will long braking sessions cause damage to the disks or brake pads? Thanks in advance. |
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Jerry Bone Jr wrote:
They only get hot the first couple of times. Try again in a few days. Can't wait to see his post in a few days. Greg |
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ain wrote:
Hello everyone. Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Yeah, it's right next to *that* other warning sticker about not storing double edged razor blades in your underwear. -- Slacker |
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"ain" wrote in message news:MeElc.360828$oR5.46456@pd7tw3no...
Hello everyone. Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Is there a limit to how long I can brake? Will long braking sessions cause damage to the disks or brake pads? Thanks in advance. Oh.......you've done that too? I learned quickly never to do that again. |
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ain wrote:
Hello everyone. Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Is there a limit to how long I can brake? Will long braking sessions cause damage to the disks or brake pads? Thanks in advance. It's called friction! Rub your hands together and tell me if they don't get warm. Same principle. -- - Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM) |
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"ain" wrote in message news:MeElc.360828$oR5.46456@pd7tw3no...
Hello everyone. Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two. Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take. I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees. Running w/ scissors is dumb, too. Dave |
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ain wrote:
Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Sue the makers for 300 gazillion bucks!!!! (That is when you're american. The rest of the world wouldn't be THAT dumb. ) |
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"ain" wrote in message news:MeElc.360828$oR5.46456@pd7tw3no... Hello everyone. Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? the warning is kind of inclusive under the main heading in the book of life called "common sense" Michael |
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