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SRAM Hydraulic brake stuck (with a changed bite point) after landing/impact
I experienced a weird problem on my SRAM level t 2 piston brakes.
I like hopping my bike around, e.g. bunny hopping onto curbs. Sometimes, if the impact is hard, the brake lever would have reduced ...
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Fitting Matchmaker X to SRAM Guide T brakes?
I've got a prebuilt MTB that came with an SRAM NX drivetrain and Guide T brakes and I'm looking at upgrading the drivetrain to higher end parts.
I'm thinking about taking the upgrade opportunity to ...
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Should there be play in rear brake
My rear wheel can move about an inch when the brake is completely locked. The movement is in the connection between the hub and the disk. As you can see in the picture below, the disk is held to the ...
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How to fix contaminated brake pads? [duplicate]
I recently spilled some brake oil on my brake pads and now they barely work, and they squeak (which I believe is normal for contaminated pads.)
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Brake only touches rim occasionally when brake applied
On a new mountain bike, the brake pad seems to touch the rim only at some parts when I apply the brake, not the entire rim. It still stops the wheel or touch all parts if I press hard enough. Does ...
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Shimano M355 part broken
Was riding my bike over a jump when i lost control and bailed. This led to a tiny part on top of the brake lever to snap and come off. Cant find any details on the part and its not on any diagrams or ...
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Disc brakes are squeaking
I bought a new bike that has mechanical disc brakes. They were squeaking really hard. I tried aligning the caliper. Now the squeaking noise is gone form the front brake, but not from the back brake. I ...
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Adjusting brakes
I am having a very hard time adjusting my rear brakes.
I have a lower priced mountain bike.
If I adjust it to where it grabs the rim tightly, it slows my bike down due to the resistance from the brake ...
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Broken rear brake - told it was unfixable
I have an older model Trek mountain bike. I took it to the shop for an annual tuneup and they called me to say that the rear brake broke off the frame and that it can't be fixed. The entire brake is ...
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Leaking fluid from hydraulic brake caliper
Shimano BR-M355 rear caliper.
I've very quickly managed to contaminate three sets of brake pads through fluid leaking (I think) from the bleed nipple. I've twice taken advice from local bike shop who ...
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"Lock" brakes so that they are always active
I have mechanical disc-brakes on my mountain bike. I am wondering whether it is possible to have the brakes activated without me pressing the levers.
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Is there any way to save disk brake pads once they've gotten even a little bit of mineral oil on them? [duplicate]
I did a frame swap recently and my front brakes are now screeching loud and not as powerful as they were on the other frame. This leads me to believe that I must have gotten some mineral oil or other ...
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The brake lever of Shimano's BL-MT200 is too long for me, can I modified it to a shorter one?
The brake lever of Shimano's BL-MT200 is too long for me, can I modify it to a shorter one?
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Brakes QHD-6 Tork - how to fit new pads
I have a Claud Butler MTB which is fitted with QHD-6 Tork hydraulic brakes.
Whilst these have worked really well for a number of years, recently the rear brakes stuck on whilst I was out.
I have now ...
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V brake tension adjusted by bending a wire
enter image description hereI have v brakes with a stiff wire which you bend to adjust the release tension, as opposed to turning a screw. I love this system, it's such an instinctive way to adjust ...
