2012 XTR Brakes

[Stig]

Thanks guys, yes bled them twice and added oil , doesn't seem to make a difference. Think I'm gonna sell them and get the Trail version, Bike Radar recommends them over the race version, cheers

[TheV]

There is nothing wrong with your brakes... they are not "breaks" or "broken"....

 

All they need is a good bleed... the Caliper on the new XT/XTR is a bit tricky to bleed... and if you bleed them right they will BITE like crazy, trial or race....

 

Even though the one-way bleeding is AWESOME... you have to get the air out, and the only way to do that is to remove the caliper while bleeding and to move it to a couple of different angles during the bleed process to get all the air out. I promise!

[Jules]

There is nothing wrong with your brakes... they are not "breaks" or "broken"....

 

All they need is a good bleed... the Caliper on the new XT/XTR is a bit tricky to bleed... and if you bleed them right they will BITE like crazy, trial or race....

 

Even though the one-way bleeding is AWESOME... you have to get the air out, and the only way to do that is to remove the caliper while bleeding and to move it to a couple of different angles during the bleed process to get all the air out. I promise!

 

Your bleeding technique may well be better. But the issue here is not how they bite - we all agree that these brakes can stop a train. The issue is when they bite, and some of us think that it's too late. Of course, some of us might find it acceptable - I have slowly gotten used to mine, in fact I have set my trail brake to bite at the same time as the race.

[Lukep]

I have called the shop to ask them to change my order to the trail version.