koxxboy14 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hi, So basically the last week or so my brake has lacked bite and lost some hold, and I thought this was down to a dead grind. So yesterday morning I gave it a re-grind and excellant braking performance was restored, but as it became dark and colder the brake once again lost bite and only made a weak noise. Now the only thing I can think of is that the cold is affecting the brake? If its any help I am using coust pads and a waterbled magura Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Could be the condensation in the air getting on your rims, then as its cold it starts to freeze slightly giving you a bit of a slippery rim, ground or not. Just a thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxxboy14 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Could be the condensation in the air getting on your rims, then as its cold it starts to freeze slightly giving you a bit of a slippery rim, ground or not. Just a thought? hmmm...might be , anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Ive found my brakes always remain the same in the cold. Might be your cold fingers not providing enough pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) hmmm...might be , anyone else? Face it, i'm right Thats a good shout Edited December 12, 2011 by Laurence--Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxxboy14 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Face it, i'm right , not sure if its actually cold enough to freeze the condensation though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Condensation is water no?... You say its water bled? It's very cold outside so your maggy is probably freezing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 , not sure if its actually cold enough to freeze the condensation though Riding at a demo on friday and the ground + pallets were covered in ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Warm pads are happy pads! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxxboy14 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Condensation is water no?... You say its water bled? It's very cold outside so your maggy is probably freezing up. it hasen't been below freezing when I'm riding Riding at a demo on friday and the ground + pallets were covered in ice. neither was it icy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph82 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 As above, maybe the pads are becoming harder with the cold and are less pliable so wont bite into the surface so acting like a dead grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John - Hynes Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 As said above. It's the cold making the pads super hard, causing them to lose bite and they're not as free to grab the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsieurMonkey Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Cold makes water molecules move less. Ice being water hardly moving at all. It's your water bleed that's causing your problems I'd say. Although cold pads would affect it, you could just give them a few drags and it'd warm up and work, whereas you seemed to be saying it was getting worse as it got colder. So yeah, it's the cold. Not much you can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 My Heatsink Yellows, performed exactly the same during last winter. And my LGM's before that. Make sure your grinds the right oine recommended for the brake pad your using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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