Dave Anscombe Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Ok after all this time ....went for a bb7......184 on viz forks.....so yeah i wack it all together ......been out on bike for a total of 2hrs......it rubs shed loads and power .well it dont bite its wank ....brake is new.....cannot be contaminated.....any trics of the trade to hel along bedding in process?Cheers DAVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z o o !! Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 boil up a hot kettle of water, poor all over your disc and caliper then go ride dragging your brake helped mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 bb7's take a while to bed in ,patience is needed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tro dig inte Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I´ve rode with mine for a couple of days now and it still not bite completely... but when I put some water on it bites like hell!!! So put some water on it, helps alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Loosen the nob thats not next to the spokes until it doesnt rub, then tighten the other to give it the bite ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 il try the hot water and pad/adjustment/ 2 days.......puffft il go ride the natty down near the river get is wet drag it a bit cheersDave x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Watch this>>> Youtube Video -> ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Thanks for that tutorial vid! Woah, this brake is a lot simpler than I ever thought, even more so than my super old BB5 on my stock...!Just need to ask you disc technies out there ...I'm building a bike up in China so I can ride with my friends there, if my first 2 options fail, I'm going for a DD mod. Thing is, all hydro brakes are imports from the West, so the price is ridiculously high in China, so I have to go for a BB7 to keep price down.Will having 180mm BB7s on the front and back be far too powerful for just a double-disc mod? Seeing as people say the 160mm is horrendously powerful enough already. I'd rather not the extra unnecessary power if a 160mm is already powerful enough, since bigger rotors kill forks and frames fastish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 wet mud/muddy water. specifically quantock mud (might be a bit awkward for you to get some though!) on the rotor it'll rub for a bit, but the water and dirt act as an abrasive removing the top layer of pad amterial and beds in the rotor surface slightly. always worked for me on all my bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 watched the video........done all that.went out side just now to ride......5 mins later i added water to the rotor pads and caliper.....instantly i get thrown over the bars.....now the brake is actually working guess now all i need is time for it to bed in 100%thanks for all of the help provided Dave x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudirudirudirudirudi Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 ummm. when i got mine it didnt work properly at first.... i soon realized that it was because the pads werent hitting the disc square. so try readjusting them. just undo the two fine adjustment bolts and pull the lever then do them up......... i mean youve probably done that seeing as your mister my bike is perfect. lol. is really strange seeing you with a trouble thread. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Thanks for that tutorial vid! Woah, this brake is a lot simpler than I ever thought, even more so than my super old BB5 on my stock...!Just need to ask you disc technies out there ...I'm building a bike up in China so I can ride with my friends there, if my first 2 options fail, I'm going for a DD mod. Thing is, all hydro brakes are imports from the West, so the price is ridiculously high in China, so I have to go for a BB7 to keep price down.Will having 180mm BB7s on the front and back be far too powerful for just a double-disc mod? Seeing as people say the 160mm is horrendously powerful enough already. I'd rather not the extra unnecessary power if a 160mm is already powerful enough, since bigger rotors kill forks and frames fastish.No it won't be overally powerful. People have found with bb7s that if they use a 160 on the rear the power isn't surficent and you need a 185. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 From what I've seen with trials disks they seem to actually need to get a bit of dirt on them every so often to stay working correctly. I'm running an ORO K18 on my bike and the bite was pretty good even from new, but after a day or two the brake stopped holding properly. I rubbed some dirt on the disk, dragged it a bit and it came back to full power immediately. Looks like trials keeps the disks too clean for them to stay working ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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