maxxis26 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 whats the best way to bed in new disk pads im using hope mini if that makes any differenceany help appreciated maxxis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Just ride trials as you normally would, it won't take that long, a day of full riding and it should be almost done.On-off-on-off dabbing of the brake whilst moving works well.Just make sure not to hold it full on and drag the brake, as your pads may be hot so when you drag your brake you can either warp your rotor or glaze the pads over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Either do what Tom suggested and just ride around with it, or try this: Find a big hill, go to the top, go down said hill dragging the brake, pour water over rotor/ brake in general. Repeat.How i've done all mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 This can be done in 5 minutes riding around your hose, you need this:Spray the rotor on both sides, ride around dragging the brake then before it dries out, spray it again washing off the black dirt. Repeat 5-6 times. The key to this is keeping the rotor wet all the time. When the brake is bed in, normal braking will be dead silent. If it's still making a rubbing noise, it still needs some bedding in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 When the brake is bed in, normal braking will be dead silent. If it's still making a rubbing noise, it still needs some bedding in.That is a terrible suggestion, if it is still making a rubbing noise it could mean that there is a slight bend in the rotor or the caliper is not properly aligned. Dragging the brakes until the pads wear down more is a bodge and a really crap one at that! (rant over!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 That is a terrible suggestion, if it is still making a rubbing noise it could mean that there is a slight bend in the rotor or the caliper is not properly aligned. Dragging the brakes until the pads wear down more is a bodge and a really crap one at that! (rant over!)When you're dragging the brake, the rubbing noise will only come from pad/disc contact. It's almost impossible for a rotor to rub against a calliper with 2 moving pads while braking since both the pads move out. Bedding in brakes relies on the pads and rotor wearing down. How the hell do you want to do it without wearing down neither of them? I've bed in at least 20 disc brakes like that throughout the past 8-9 riding years and have seen no downsides whatsoever. It's the best way since you can start riding properly straight away without having to fight with no front/rear brake for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sorry my bad, misread the post and thought you said to wear down pads if you got noise whilst riding normally, not braking. I apologise (not something I do often) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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