DEZ Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) :) new ride old brake hs33(new cable and mint bleed) old koxx pads in mint conditon onza ronnie grinded all good sounds like the perfect braking system to me :) and why not,my brake is pants it slipes when i go to back wheel, ive started to use tar so i can at least stop but with out tar i may aswell use my foot to stop myself whilst i do i gap :P i was thinking a new brake but i dont wanna spend more money i have a sorta grind left on there and i didnt know if to get zoo pads as they sound good but will just go in a day :P mabey another grind? help us out please thanks guys dez :P :P Edited March 15, 2005 by DEZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 How old are the Koxx pads? Have they been contaminated with oil? Have they formed a glaze on the pad surface due to riding in the wet? Are they wearing quite thin so you have to have the TPA set right far in for them to work properly? Is the rim actually clean? Do you need to re-grind (a dead grind's worse than a clean rim by far)? Have you altered your brake set up? Do you need to leave it time to bed in and deal with the new way it's been set up? Are you *positive* the pads are set up correctly? Do you need to use Cif or white spirits to clean up the residue from tar? Do you just need to clean the rim, then pour water over it and scrub the brake down a hill? Do you just need new pads? Did it work before and now it doesn't? Answer me :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 The problem is likely to be the "new cable" you fitted to the HS33... :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 the koxx pads should work alright but id say change to something softer, they are a bit too hard and kill any grind you put on. For me they are crap on natural so ive had to change pads. Could always give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERgoSuM Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Try cleaning the pads and re-grinding the rim. I presume you've set the brake up properly, and installed the cable faultlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEZ Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 yes everthing is set up perfect cable brakes etc but i have noticed theres a shine on the pads where they were wet they have had plenty of time to bed in so what shall i use to clean them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 na scraping them is better with a sharp knife or a scowering pad :) Dave ps koxx bloxx seem to go poo after a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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