trials man josh Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 hi i was wondering if there is anything else i can do to make my brakes work better i have ground my rims front a rear use tar and have heatsink red because today i was practicing and fell off backwards :huh:" :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 What frame, booster, v or 4 bolt, maggie or v, rim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 get rid of the tar! and then regrind your rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 you running a booster ? ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Set up your brake. Re-grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Bearing in mind after the grind it'll feel shit 'til it's bedded in. Are your pads set up well? Square to the rim, decent distance away? What is the brake bled with? Are you actually landing stuff well, or are you riding shit and expecting the brake to hold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials man josh Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 i arnt riding with a booster do you reccomend it ? ill re grind my rims and see what happens thanx for the help :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 What frame, booster, v or 4 bolt, maggie or v, rim? ← !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 i arnt riding with a booster do you reccomend it ? ill re grind my rims and see what happens thanx for the help :) ← Jesus, Get your English sorted, boy! Booster wise, If you're running 4 bolts then an RB or Echo Control/Team booster will do you well. For 2 bolts, a SHimano XTR if you can get hold of one, if not just use the standard Magura one, or get a Salsa if using V's. And yes, i reccomend a booster :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials man josh Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 !!!! ← im riding with a maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I give up. Feck right off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 i recon you should re-grind (proper rough) , geta booster and get some koxx browns. (use tar, but not alot). well at least that is what i would do. hope it helps. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I use heatsink whites (old ones) with tar, and no grind and it works proper good. I can be arsed re-grinding my rim, plus i didn't like it (Y) Cheers Matt (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialridertom Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 yes get a brake booster now, i would recommend the try all one or the onza carbon one (Y) (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials man josh Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 yes get a brake booster now, i would recommend the try all one or the onza carbon one (Y) (Y) ← tom what are you chatting on you dont even have a booster so i reccomend to you to get one :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialridertom Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 tom what are you chatting on you dont even have a booster so i reccomend to you to get one :S ← Actually josh i do have a brake booster on the back brake a try all one So There :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 well i run heat sink reds on a dead grind with tar and i think it works well good bled with water and have a onza carbon booster , but when you set up your brake fit a coin between the pad and rim this way the pad is straight and the pad does not rub but very close to rim, but when you do this to get th coin out undo the wheel so the coin can be removed hope this helps ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 .... but when you do this to get th coin out undo the wheel so the coin can be removed ← that had me stumped for ages first time i did it - sound advice indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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