Mohs Posted November 17, 2016 Share Just installed a new set of Saint Disc brakes...rear brake is not nearly close to what I was hoping for. The pads needs to bed in...Any quick, clever easy way to bed them...dont have the time or patience to pedal up and down my street...I only want to bom DH and hopefully use my brakes if a Bobbejaan happens to park itself on the track... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted November 17, 2016 Share <snip> Any quick, clever easy way to bed them <snip> no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted November 17, 2016 Share Put the bike on a treadmill at gym and brake hard.... repeatedly.... Mohs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohs Posted November 17, 2016 Share nounlucky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberdrake Posted November 17, 2016 Share One run on DH track with Bobbejaan hopefully missing Mohs and Spoke101 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted November 17, 2016 Share One run on DH track with Bobbejaan hopefully missing... and you go Kettaaang!! Spoke101 and Amberdrake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon29er Posted November 17, 2016 Share Find a hill with a steady slope. Downhill obviously. Accelerate to above 35kph and brake hard but avoid locking up and stopping. When you get to about 7kph accelerate again and repeat about 10 times. Be careful not to lock up as that will leave pad on the rotor. It's normally a new rotor that needs bedding in, not pads. If you are unhappy with the rear it's a fair bet they need to be bled as only air gives an unhappy feeling in new brakes. Amberdrake and Mohs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted November 17, 2016 Share ride stop repeat and again .... Cois and Mohs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JXV Posted November 17, 2016 Share easiest way is to just ride it Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohs Posted November 17, 2016 Share ride stop repeat and again .... Looks like I will need to do it the hard way...eish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted November 17, 2016 Share Getting on your bike for a few minutes to ride up and down the street would have been quicker and easier than writing these replies on here. Man up a bit and ride your bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohs Posted November 17, 2016 Share Getting on your bike for a few minutes to ride up and down the street would have been quicker and easier than writing these replies on here. Man up a bit and ride your bike.True.... do you have a job?....yes when I get home tonight I will give the horse a run up and down the street and piss-off the neighbour's dogs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted November 17, 2016 Share True.... do you have a job?....yes when I get home tonight I will give the horse a run up and down the street and piss-off the neighbour's dogs... Dogs make great motivation for intervals, which is essentially what you'll be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach. Posted November 17, 2016 Share Pour a bit of water on the caliper/brake pads, ride around briefly while dragging the brake, the water helps the pad bed in faster. edit: yes it will make a bit of noise. Edited November 17, 2016 by Peach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted November 18, 2016 Share I have heard of guys heating the brake pads up with a blow torch. Not sure how effective it is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lyle Posted November 18, 2016 Share Just ride your bike and stop looking for shortcuts ! Your brakes will bed in as you use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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