Timeline for Effectiveness of techniques to improve the performance of rim brakes
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| Oct 28, 2011 at 5:45 | vote | accept | Portablejim | ||
| Oct 27, 2011 at 17:22 | comment | added | heltonbiker | @Jahaziel : I mean mineral oil, which is not so toxic. I bought some hydraulic rim brakes not long ago, and the oil which spill when I shortened the hoses had all those properties I described. Besides, it touched everything including paint, without problems of staining or corroding. I have no experience with DOT, but the way you put it I don't want to have at all! :o | |
| Oct 27, 2011 at 16:13 | comment | added | Jahaziel | @heltonbiker: isn't hydraulic brake fluid corrosive for paint and plastics? Is it DOT3 or similar the type of brake fluid you are suggesting? If this is the case, be careful, I get a burning sensation if i get stained with brake fluid, and I've seen it damage paint in an almost irreversible way! | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 22:45 | comment | added | heltonbiker | I had good results with cables running dry inside the cable housings, specially in the front brake, but this does not resist rain very well. Also a very good lubricant is mineral oil (hidraulic brake fluid), because they are very thin, don't evaporate, and repel water. | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 20:43 | comment | added | Angelo | @krs1, I use grease for stuff that needs to stay put and that is not exposed to dust/grit. I suppose triflow will be OK too. | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 20:14 | comment | added | krs1 | Do you usually use grease on the cables? I've always opted for something like thinner like Triflow for newer cables. | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 19:46 | comment | added | Angelo | Indeed. I guess brake pads are one thing that you don't want to be N.O.S. (new old stock). | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 17:36 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Re the brake pads, if nothing else rubber hardens over time, and 30-year-old pads will be like concrete. Simply replacing the new pads of essentially the same type will produce a significant improvement in braking effectiveness. | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 16:15 | history | answered | Angelo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |