Questions tagged [disc-brake]
Brakes with a disc called a rotor near the hub and calipers that squeeze pairs of pads against that disc.
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Is it OK if pads overhang the rotor?
I have the NCM Moscow 27.5 that since purchase has always showed this issue, that is the rear rotor isn't in total contact with the pads when breaking. The company said this is not an issue but a ...
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Is this brake mounted incorrectly?
A friend of mine just got her bike back from the store after getting new brake pads, a new fork and a new cassette. After riding a few meters I noticed a weird behaviour while using the front brakes ...
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What is the purpose of bedding in disc brake pads? And what if the procedure is not followed?
When installing new brake pads for disc brakes, manufacturers recommend to "bed in" the pads. For example, Magura recommends to go 30kph then brake hard and repeat this process 30 times.
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Extractors for Centerlock rotors and Shimano HG cassette
I need to buy some basic tools to do some maintenance on my wheels, but I'm confused about what I need.
I want to perform the following operations:
change the cassette
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How do you keep disc brakes on internal hubs aligned with the caliper?
I'm contemplating building up a new commuter bike, and I'd like internal gearing and disc brakes.
Internal gears require horizontal dropouts. Disc brake rotors however must be aligned with the caliper ...
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Fore/aft adjustment of disc brake
I have a bike frame that can be run as a geared or single speed bike. It has horizontal rear dropouts to adjust wheel position to tension the chain when run as a single speed. It also has slots for ...
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TEKTRO Road Bike Mechanical Disc Brakes MD-C550 Pads
About TEKTRO Road Bike Mechanical Disc Brakes MD-C550 pads
I search the internet for replacement and all results shows the model: E10.11
and in the compatibility chart it does not for the MD-C550
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Can I sand the disk of my diskbrakes?
Is it ok to sand it? I would like to remove the excess black scratches that the bad brake pads have probably created on it, together with some black mucus or something. I am not sure where the black ...
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SRAM force axs brake judder/shake/vibrate
I have problem with my SRAM force axs brakes, I bought new disc brake rotors and as well brake pads, cleaned it all changed it, but yet when I brake it just totally judders or vibrates it just doesn’t ...
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Loud squeal from front wheel - mechanical disc brake, QR axle
Been very frustrated with this. On my genesis croix de fer (less than 1 year old) I get a squeak or squeal that gets progressively worse as I ride. Particularly when going over rough ground or when I'...
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What are the failure modes of the brake rotor worn beyond limit
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I have been maintaining two bikes for a few years. Both have disk brakes. One has around 10 000 km on it another one is well over 35 000 km. The disks on the bike with 35k+ are now reaching ...
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Front wheel making a tick noise with each rotation ans the wheel does not run freely when spun by hand, stops soon after the click noise
I just bought a new Triban 500 from Decathlon. During the first ride I noticed a click sound with each rotation of the wheel (sounds like a car indicator being on). When I spin the wheel by hand it ...
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Compatibility of hydraulic disc brake levers with mechanical disc brakes
I have a mid-2000's MTB project bike where I changed the 3x drive train to a 1x. However the original shifters were integrated with the brake levers (Shimano BR-M465 with Shimano ST-EF35 EZ Fire STI).
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Retromod: where to find rigid 26in fork for disc brake?
looking to replace my 90s Marin rigid fork (canti) for on with a caliper mount for disc brake.
The closest I found was this but it is hi-ten. Also I am not sure why they drilled a hole at the junction ...
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Routine maintenance and cleaning of road and MTB disk brake pads and rotors
When I brake on a road bike I feel staggered braking—similar, but much lesser in amplitude yet higher in frequency, to what you'd feel when ABS brakes engage in a car.
When I brake on an MTB, I ...
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Purpose of fittings at the bottom of suspension fork?
I have a question about the suspension fork on my mountain bike.
There is a hex socket at the bottom of the right fork leg.
There is a normal bolt head at the bottom of the left fork leg.
Are these ...
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What are the exact dimensions of Shimano disc brake split (cotter) pins?
What are the exact dimensions of Shimano disc brake split (cotter) pins, such as part nr. 25 (Y8DB06100) on BR-MT410 caliper (https://si.shimano.com/en/ev/BR-MT410-4663)?
Looking to buy generic ...
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Shimano road bike lever leaking mineral oil
I have a leak in my Shimano DA 9170 (right) shifter. When I do a bleed, everything seems to work for a ride or two and then I start to lose braking power and the underside of the brake hood is wet ...
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Front wheel (Fulcrom 418 DB) not spinning when tightened
This is regarding Fulcrom Race 418 DB as delivered originally on a Bianchi XR3. Probably used for 5-6000 km.
Last week, I went to Belgium for some cobblestone riding in terrible weather. Returning ...
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Disk brake cables wear out too often - can I do something?
I have bought a City Bike Elops Speed 900 a year ago. I noticed that the disk brake cables wear out way too often. It happens sometimes only after a few hundred kilometers of use.
They are torn at the ...
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What is the ideal ratio of front to rear wheel spoke count (disc brake)?
What is the best[1] ratio of front wheel spoke count to rear wheel spoke count on a disc brake bike?
For the vast majority of bicycles that are commercially available this ratio is 1: 32/32 for ...
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Bleeding Promax Decipher Hydraulic Brakes
I have a Promax Decipher Hydraulic Rear Brake on a bike I am trying to repair, but no idea how to bleed the brakes. I have tried to find something out there in internet land but the two videos I found ...
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Disk brake caliber/fork compatibility
I bought a cheap 28" steel fork to replace a rusted 26" suspension one on an old Trek MTB for my kid. The geometry looks good, but I can't align the the disc brake caliper properly. The pads ...
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Do "durable" brake pads accelerate the wear on the rotors?
When I bought my fun bike, the standard pads were B01S. Then a bit later, Shimano released B03S, that was touted as "40% more durable than B01S, with the same braking performance", and ...
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Why is there no pressure in brakes after leak?
I made a mistake when trying to align the caliper to correct for the disc rubbing against the brake pads. Instead of unscrewing the bolts mounting the caliper body to allow adjustment, I unscrewed the ...
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Bike mechanic can't fix my brakes
Every caliper or V-Brake bike I have ever touched had fully functional brakes. Even if the pads were completely run down and steel was rubbing against the aluminum rim, if you applied enough pressure ...
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Why are disc brakes (disc & caliper) always installed on the left side of the bicycle?
When reading the question Front tire and downtube are extremely close, I realized that disc brakes (referring to the assembly of brake disc and caliper, not the brake levers) are always installed on ...
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Do we need to repeat the bed-in process for disk brakes after replacing only the pads?
I know that we need to go through the bed-in process when installing a new disk, but what about when changing only the pads?
Technically, the surface of the disk has already been prepared with the ...
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Should I clean the mechanical disk brake rotors on my new bike
New Bike Day for me tomorrow! It's the first time I will have bought something like this. I have heard some places to leave everything alone until a problem starts, and I have also heard that you can ...
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Mechanical bike disc brake caliper lever
Where can I find a data sheet for this part? I want to know if there is a magnification factor between the force which acts on the disc brake by pads, and the force that I pull the wire with, as I ...
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How long do new rotors take to break in?
I mounted new rotors a week ago, and today they make a crunching noise just as terrible as on day one. It's a sound that makes you think a small rock is stuck between your pads, except there isn't. I ...
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Can i adjust Avid Elixir R SL hose angle without bleeding?
I would like to adjust the angle of the brake hose coming from the caliper. I think this can be done by moving this part which should is called banjo i think.
I would imagine I would need to loosen ...
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Braking system conversion for Pashley Cargo Bike
I've picked up a Pashley Classic No.33 cargo trike and am turning it into a coffee trike. Once I've got an extra 120kg + my weight on there I'm aware I'm going to need a pretty good braking system. It ...
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Bleed or flush old oil before brake removal and storage?
I'm about to replace my stock Shimano BR-MT400 hydraulic disc brakes. The cables are external. I think I have a sense of how to install, bleed and bed-in the new Maguras, but is there some best ...
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Is it normal for resin brake pads to contain small amounts of metal?
I just bought these brake pads from amazon (the resin variant, NOT the semi-metallic variant, see picture), and even though they are supposed (?) to be non-metallic, I can see small amounts of a ...
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What limits the rotor size in flat-mount brakes?
Let's consider Shimano BR-RS305 caliper. The only numbers which are floating around are 140 mm and 160 mm for the rotor.
My question is -- what stops this caliper from using 180 mm or bigger rotor? ...
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Which Banjo bolts do I need for Zee M640 calipers?
I've just ordered a set of Zee M640 calipers to replace the old BR-M596 2 piston calipers on a bike I bought recently.
While looking for other parts I need I noticed that the calipers don't come with ...
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Is it reasonable to run a cable actuated disk brake on a Cannondale CAAD13 disk frame?
I am planning to run a cable actuated hydro disk brake on a CAAD13 frame, but my bike mechanic said that it might not be possible because of how the rear brake hose runs below the bottom bracket on ...
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Can't seem to quiet my disc brakes
I recently purchased a bike that clearly needed fixing, for a great price. I've given the bike a bit of a tune-up, but one thing that won't seem to go away is the squealing sound coming from the disc ...
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Mechanic disk brake hose length for trials
I have an Avid BB5 front disk brake on my 20" trials bike, and when I bought it from a shop that claims to specialize on trials bicycles, it had a pretty long front brake hose (80 cm/30"). ...
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Disc brakes sometimes sing
Sometimes my front disc brakes on my mountain bike "sing" when I am NOT applying them.
The pictures show there is a space between the pad and the rotor.
It can get irritating.
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Is there data on increased wear when using resin only rotors with sintered pads?
I'm after hard numbers here, not woolly descriptions. Of course it will vary with riding conditions, but I can extrapolate from numbers and not vague words.
I always use sintered pads in the BB5s on ...
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Role of a mysterious clip on a front brake caliper screw [duplicate]
I was doing some fork maintenance the other and noticed a strange clip that is mounted on one of the screws used to attach the caliper to fork. The pictures below show the clip in question. It really ...
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Why are my disk brakes making a squealing noise?
I recently found a bicycle used by a relative which seemed to be in good shape. However, I found that the hydraulic disk brakes make a loud squealing sound towards the end of the stopping distance.
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Is a bit of disc brake rubbing normal? [duplicate]
I bought a new roadbike with shimano ultegra hydraulic disc brakes. After I rode a couple thousands km, my disc brake pads started to rub the rotor, but just a little bit (it barely touches it, I can ...
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Immense difficulties bleeding a shigura setup
I set up a shigura system with BL-M8000 levers, MT5 and MT4 Callipers and Magura hoses and shimano parts on the lever end. But I couldn't get even a decent bleed on them. I tried a couple of ...
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Did I mess up my front brake pressure?
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Ghost - HYBRIDE KATO 3 AL 29
The first problem was that my front brake disc grinded on the brake.
I tried to adjust the brake -> didn't work
Then I replaced the braking pads which also ...
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What driver body and disk brake compatibility is important for setting up a rear wheel?
I'm looking at a wheelset which comes with either a Shimano or XDR driver body option. So I assume that has to be compatible with the cassette, but does the cassette also have to be compatible with ...
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Upgraded options for Tektro MD-C550 mechanical disk brake?
I just got the new All City Space Horse Tiagra and absolutely love it. Only downside so far is the brakes. Stock brakes are the Tektro MD-C550.
I've had good hydraulic disk and great v brakes in the ...
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Brake or Wheel Click under braking
I have a clicking from my rear wheel (sometimes in the front too), when applying my brakes. Sounds similar to a aluminum can tab being snapped, or can being flexed.
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