After Kam loops and Semenuk's brutal crash last episode, it's time to head back home to the ultimate mountain bike house complete with their own private assortment of ramps, fun bags, and a huge roof gap.
haha, yes that's why i'm saying riding with bad brakes is not good at all. i pressed the levers by mistake with the disc out a few times and pushed them back in, that might also be a problem
Ive owned two bikes with avid elixirs. They are probably the most user freindly brakes. I accidentally squeezed the brake lever when the pads were out and it didnt even affect them at all. They actually and literally saved me from falling down a cliff.
actually i don't have the coin for either. i'm stuck with these and i hope i can still fix 'em. i tend to like avid brakes more, altho i don't have a huge experience with any of them. just that when they came new, the Code5's where awesome.
there's a little less resistance than it had at first. I think I bled them right, but after a very short while it began losing power, and i cleaned the discs with everything i could, it's not like they used to, not anymore. no brakes at downhill means no courage, means no fun and no good times...
Is there still resistance when you pull the break lever? If there is its most likely debris on the rotor or pad. Make sure that there is resistance on the brake lever first. Pull the lever like you would if you were going to lock your wheel up. If it mantains pressure and the brake lever doesnt go down towards the handlebars when compresses then its not the piston.
I don't know. it might also be loss of pad-disc friction, only thing i can say is my cousin's Hayes MX's are way better at stopping than my Code5/Stroker Ace brakes :| it's weird.
some of my friends wouldn't really agree on the looks. it rides sweet, altho it feels just a bit lazy/heavy, good small bump compliancy yet still good for droppin' of things and bombing fast trails. I need to figure out what happened with the brakes, because they don't stop me as they should anymore. The only real problem is the Travis fork that will need to be replaced soon. I would've loved a white Totem on it
Mihnea Hiru Says:
30/07/2012 8:20:15 PM
haha, yes that's why i'm saying riding with bad brakes is not good at all. i pressed the levers by mistake with the disc out a few times and pushed them back in, that might also be a problem
Jewballz77 Says:
30/07/2012 7:36:34 AM
Ive owned two bikes with avid elixirs. They are probably the most user freindly brakes. I accidentally squeezed the brake lever when the pads were out and it didnt even affect them at all. They actually and literally saved me from falling down a cliff.
Mihnea Hiru Says:
30/07/2012 7:10:51 AM
actually i don't have the coin for either. i'm stuck with these and i hope i can still fix 'em. i tend to like avid brakes more, altho i don't have a huge experience with any of them. just that when they came new, the Code5's where awesome.
Jordanmcwalter Says:
30/07/2012 7:06:31 AM
What bike is that
Mihnea Hiru Says:
30/07/2012 2:04:21 AM
Shimano Saints seem to be really good
Jewballz77 Says:
29/07/2012 11:38:51 AM
Ya thats for sure. You should replace them with some avid elixirs.
Mihnea Hiru Says:
29/07/2012 11:16:50 AM
there's a little less resistance than it had at first. I think I bled them right, but after a very short while it began losing power, and i cleaned the discs with everything i could, it's not like they used to, not anymore. no brakes at downhill means no courage, means no fun and no good times...
Jewballz77 Says:
29/07/2012 3:26:36 AM
Is there still resistance when you pull the break lever? If there is its most likely debris on the rotor or pad. Make sure that there is resistance on the brake lever first. Pull the lever like you would if you were going to lock your wheel up. If it mantains pressure and the brake lever doesnt go down towards the handlebars when compresses then its not the piston.
Mihnea Hiru Says:
28/07/2012 10:42:09 PM
I don't know. it might also be loss of pad-disc friction, only thing i can say is my cousin's Hayes MX's are way better at stopping than my Code5/Stroker Ace brakes :| it's weird.
Jewballz77 Says:
28/07/2012 12:19:40 PM
Cool. Is it loss of pressure on the brakes?
Mihnea Hiru Says:
27/07/2012 3:46:29 PM
some of my friends wouldn't really agree on the looks. it rides sweet, altho it feels just a bit lazy/heavy, good small bump compliancy yet still good for droppin' of things and bombing fast trails. I need to figure out what happened with the brakes, because they don't stop me as they should anymore. The only real problem is the Travis fork that will need to be replaced soon. I would've loved a white Totem on it
TheEndurochannel Says:
23/07/2012 2:44:22 PM
Fronttire at 7:18? what are you doing?!