Front brake or fork shudder

[Brakepad]

check if breakpads look different to rear ones
​Magura had some issues in the past with pad mixture not beeing consistent ( too rough) at the end of a production cycle
​check all screws specially the QM ones 
check if there is paint between fork and QM

[Jewbacca]

I worked on a bike with this issue a few years ago.

 

He had taken his bike to at least 5 shops, swapped out the pads, rotors, worked on alignment and the shudder just never went away.

 

We eventually made it slightly better by placing 2 x small washers on the bottom bolt of the caliper (lifting it by 1.5mm) and installed swisstop pads. 

 

It was something I had never seen nor seen again till now. Try borrowing some front brake/rotor combos and also, check the spoke tension on your wheel.

 

Good luck

[mecheng89]

*SLIGHT THREAD HIJACK*

 

I'm having the same problem but on my road bike with carbon wheels and Shimano carbon specific pads. Headset bolt is tight, bearings have been checked, all OK.

 

Anyone also had this? 

[Eddy Gordo]

did you bed the brakes in correctly?

hot spots of pad material may cause brake shudder.

Seems like those pads need to be bed in proper. Those are awesome brakes and you should not be feeling any shudder.

[PepperM]

Thanks for all the replies guys, I lifted the bike off the ground and noticed the front wheel does not rotate as freely as it should, I re-aligned the breakpads, it is much better now. I will take the bake out later to see if the shuddering problem is still there.

[porqui]

*SLIGHT THREAD HIJACK*

 

I'm having the same problem but on my road bike with carbon wheels and Shimano carbon specific pads. Headset bolt is tight, bearings have been checked, all OK.

 

Anyone also had this? 

 

Are your brakes properly lined up. They should not be parallel when open so that when you do apply they go parallel onto the rim when force is applied so even pressure on the whole brake surface and rim. (Damn this is difficult to explain)

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Are your brakes properly lined up. They should not be parallel when open so that when you do apply they go parallel onto the rim when force is applied so even pressure on the whole brake surface and rim. (Damn this is difficult to explain)

They need to be toed in. Ie front of the pad closer to the rim than the rear. Only marginally though

[mecheng89]

Are your brakes properly lined up. They should not be parallel when open so that when you do apply they go parallel onto the rim when force is applied so even pressure on the whole brake surface and rim. (Damn this is difficult to explain)

I understand what you mean sir. I will investigate!