Zee brakes don't work cold

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Zee brakes don't work cold
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flag Insectoid
Posted: May 8, 2022 at 8:11 Quote
I'm buying a friend's old SC Bronson this week and he told me the brakes have a problem- they only work when they're hot, they need a decent downhill to get them to a level of power that's safe to ride with. Any thoughts/ experience on where this might come from/ how I might solve it? I could go all out and replace the whole brakeset, but would prefer to do something that's cheaper and softer and on the environment.
flag JonnyTheWeasel
Posted: May 8, 2022 at 13:45 Quote
Get better pads. Check the rotors aren't too worn.
flag ajax-ripper
Posted: May 8, 2022 at 14:07 Quote
Pads and or rotors are likely glazed. Easy fix, google is your friend.
flag bigburd
Posted: May 13, 2022 at 12:57 Quote
Pads and rotors are so cheap from places like Uberbike that I just replace any I think might be contaminated with some thing, which is what it sounds like yours are, there are ways of cleaning them but I have never found they come back to 100%.so just buy more.
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