zoosteve Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 can hs33 freze up in cold temp if they r to cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 If they've got water in: yes. If they've got oil in: It'd have to be *ridiculously* cold. If they've got water with anti-freeze in: Unlikely. So yeah, if you're running water, you can either hope to get away with it, or put some antifreeze in it. If it does freeze it's not the end of the world. The water will expand and push the pads/lever out a little. Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo_Monkey Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 oil wont freeze - water mite they will only freeze if they are left out in the cold - ie a garage or out-house if you keep your bike inside there is no problem, and they wont freeze whilst you are riding unless you live in the north/south pole you can use 50/50 water anti freeze if you can be bothered, or boil the water and add a pinch of salt which will lower the temperature at which the water will freeze i use water - never had any problems and i was out riding in the recent snow and ice. trust (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I've had it freeze twice on me mid-ride, and 3 times riding home from work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Mine forze at the top of the malvern hills the other day while riding. Me being the smarter one decided to re-bleed my brake again using only water (Y) . Hopefully it wont freeze again today (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Do you mean you re-bled it after it froze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) Do you mean you re-bled it after it froze? I think what he means Mark, he allowed it to un-freeze then reblead it. If im not mistaken if you just leave your brake to thaw once its froze it goes all spongey and doesnt function properly as opposed to when it didn't freeze. Edited December 2, 2005 by Mr_Pitbull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Mine was fine every time. No air gets in, or if it does it would've done anyway? But yeah, mine always froze, pushed the pads out, thawed, and then that was that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanie-b Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 All the above ! ^^^^ I may be wrong, but i find when bleeded with a higher anti-freeze to water ratio, the brake feels a bit smoother??? :ermm: Just my 2 pence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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