El Cristoff Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 hi all,i was riding today after building my new bike, and the rear brake doesnt hold my rim anymore. i know this is probably a n00b question, so i thought id ask the experienced lads on the forum . so has anyone got anytips, by the way the pads are new please help,cheers in advance,Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 What pads/rim? set up etc.Time to bed in?Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Smooth rim, Zoo pads, dry weather.Last ages, sqeak, no grinding, s'all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 rim is a echo (the one with the grey dimpy bits in it)pads are viz oranges- bed them in on my onza ages ago, but still alot of pad left.magura 04- recently bledrim had a slighty dead gring on it, and some worn out tarlooked at a topic that said but petrol/whitespirit on your rims to clean it, but is this a piss take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt24. Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Clean rim with white spirit, file pads down to fresh material, get a decent booster if you already dont have one, make sure that your pads are moving as soon as you pull the lever incase they need a bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) Clean rim with white spirit, file pads down to fresh material, get a decent booster if you already dont have one, make sure that your pads are moving as soon as you pull the lever incase they need a bleed.now thats a good post cheers dudeedit: typo Edited April 4, 2007 by elcristoff-t-pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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