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| kungfu-badger | 31 Jul 16:13 |
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Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Posts: 4 Bike: | hi people, im looking for a bit of advice about my shimano deore hydaulic brakes. i've only been riding on them for around 20 miles or so and im aware that they take time to bed in along with the disks. When i pull either lever there seems to be quite a lot of travel before the bite point about an inch or so leaving about an inch between the lever and bar, the rear lever feels slightly spongey but not to bad the front one is stiffer but still travels about an inch before the bite point. I have tried bleeding them as per shimano's instructions but it doesnt seem to of made much difference. Is about an inch of lever travel right?? i've never had hydraulic brakes before so i dont know, do i need to re-bleed them to make the lever stiffer or is it just a case of letting the new disks and pads bed in? Sorry for all the questions but im pretty new to all of this. any help appreciated thanks Si |
| steve52 | 01 Aug 11:42 |
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Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 9 Bike: | re blead, somtimes this works to clear air from the lines prop the bike with the wheell elivated put elasitic bands on the bars to hold the leavers in the on position then go to bed get up remove bands and try breaks all fixed? cool if they go soggy again you dont have enough fluid in the system |
BusterG 
| 04 Aug 06:33 |
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 Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | I agree with Steve52. Bleeding is quite easy to do once you have done it once. Good luck. If a bike shop installed the brakes for you take it back to them if possible. |
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harley772
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