Balooba Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Hi all By front brake (SLX disk brake with 180 Ice Tech rotor) is going soft when going downhill. Nothing extreme (Nissan trailseaker 40km on Saturday). Pump it going down does nothing, almost feel like there is a leak. On the flat area all good again. (almost over the handle bar with the pumping of the brake ) WTF???
BikeisLife Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Hi all By front brake (SLX disk brake with 180 Ice Tech rotor) is going soft when going downhill. Nothing extreme (Nissan trailseaker 40km on Saturday). Pump it going down does nothing, almost feel like there is a leak. On the flat area all good again. (almost over the handle bar with the pumping of the brake ) WTF???Time for a bleed.
Cat2forLife Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Brake fade because it's getting hot on the downhills?
Jewbacca Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Is it just me who made 500 lame jokes about going soft after being pumped?
shaper Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Did you not just do a brake hose swap?? If so then your skills at bleeding brakes needs work!!
Mojoman Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Hi all By front brake (SLX disk brake with 180 Ice Tech rotor) is going soft when going downhill. Nothing extreme (Nissan trailseaker 40km on Saturday). Pump it going down does nothing, almost feel like there is a leak. On the flat area all good again. (almost over the handle bar with the pumping of the brake ) WTF???Get some Avids... because of the unrivalled squealing they create when you brake you tend to use them less....makes you faster....
Balooba Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 Did you not just do a brake hose swap?? If so then your skills at bleeding brakes needs work!! As a matter of fact, yes. Chaps on here told me how to. Back is fine, just the front that is problematic.
Balooba Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 Get some Avids... because of the unrivalled squealing they create when you brake you tend to use them less....makes you faster.... Swapped the Avid 1 set for the SLX just because of that. Did not need a bell, just touched the brakes and people would move over....
DirtyDan Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Hi all By front brake (SLX disk brake with 180 Ice Tech rotor) is going soft when going downhill. Nothing extreme (Nissan trailseaker 40km on Saturday). Pump it going down does nothing, almost feel like there is a leak. On the flat area all good again. (almost over the handle bar with the pumping of the brake ) WTF??? How long have you had the brakes?My dad is one of those doctors who prescribes meds that redirect the flow to where it needs to be hard... Need a business card?
Balooba Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 How long have you had the brakes?My dad is one of those doctors who prescribes meds that redirect the flow to where it needs to be hard... Need a business card? 2 weeks. Sitting in Pretoria so the card will do me no good. Thanks anyhow.
DirtyDan Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 2 weeks. Sitting in Pretoria so the card will do me no good. Thanks anyhow.I guess sometimes new brakes need an installation bleed.
Meezo Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Bru, i still don't quite understand what you did with your hoses, did you take off the avid hoses and fit it to the slx's as is or?
MarcBurger Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 BleedSand gentlyClean with alchRe-alignAdjust contactBed in
Balooba Posted May 8, 2018 Author Posted May 8, 2018 I guess sometimes new brakes need an installation bleed. Not new brakes. Teaching myself new things via YouTube. Did a cable swop so I suppose the front brake got air in
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