remove the wheel then pull the lever? That doesn't sound right at all...Pull the wheel and pump them a time or two. Reinstall the wheel and see if that helps. Every pair of Juicy 3s on new bikes feel like crumbs until I do this.
It's worth a shot for you.
Same thing.I've adjusted the reach on the lever, but that only brought it closer to the bar. How to adjust the throw? Nothing about that in the manual.
Drat. So much for the "so easy to install!" BS I read on mtbr...Same thing.
Think it is time for a bleed. Unfortunately the screw in fittings cost .30, the syringes and hyrdo fluid $39.70.
Exactly. It is a process I'd like to learn, but I wasn't in the mood to learn just right now. This puts this weekend's ride in jeopardy...Bleeds can happen anytime. Maybe the brakes were shipped upside down.
I suppose it is easy for me to say because I have access to bleed kits and I do it every week on someone's bike.
What?? I was under the impression that with properly bled brakes this should be irrelevant. Or is my sarcasm meter broken? It's probably the not sleeping thing, but I am so confused.Bleeds can happen anytime. Maybe the brakes were shipped upside down.
LBS has to get them delivered too..?This is why Mail order is the suxors compared to LBS's
It is hard to determine why a pre-bled brake done 6-24 months ago in a foreign country would be soft now. I haven't seen a bike's brakes go soft because it was hanging upside down, but I don't chance it either.What?? I was under the impression that with properly bled brakes this should be irrelevant. Or is my sarcasm meter broken? It's probably the not sleeping thing, but I am so confused.
Yeah, but if I installed them, I would bleed them for free if they were soft.LBS has to get them delivered too..?
LBS has to get them delivered too..?
Yeah, but if I installed them, I would bleed them for free if they were soft.
OK- don't do it. I'm just telling you what makes Juicys on new bikes work for me.remove the wheel then pull the lever? That doesn't sound right at all...
I did this once in my truck, I had forgot to put the passenger side, rear wheel back on when I was bleeding the rear drivers side. I stepped on the brakes launched the pistons and boots across the driveway.OK- don't do it. I'm just telling you what makes Juicys on new bikes work for me.
I'm talking "gentle nudges", not full on rip the lever off pulls.I did this once in my truck, I had forgot to put the passenger side, rear wheel back on when I was bleeding the rear drivers side. I stepped on the brakes launched the pistons and boots across the driveway.
I did go the LBS route. The price was pretty good, and barely more when compared to mail order+shipping. Problem is this shop works bankers' hours, so it's gonna be hard to get it done.This is why Mail order is the suxors compared to LBS's
You didn't get a bleed kit with the brakes? What crap. See, with HAYES, they come with bleed kits. I've got like 4 of them....for Hayes....I did go the LBS route. The price was pretty good, and barely more when compared to mail order+shipping. Problem is this shop works bankers' hours, so it's gonna be hard to get it done.
MMike-not sure if Bart's got the bleed kit. I'll have to check.
Same here, I've got a Hayes kit sitting at home waiting for me to learn how to do it.You didn't get a bleed kit with the brakes? What crap. See, with HAYES, they come with bleed kits. I've got like 4 of them....for Hayes....
Thrice! Drat! No bleed kit is included with the brakes! Tack on another 30 bones!Did you say drat? Twice?
That's too bad then. It is a bad deal if they don't have the kit, even for their own use.I did go the LBS route. The price was pretty good, and barely more when compared to mail order+shipping. Problem is this shop works bankers' hours, so it's gonna be hard to get it done.
MMike-not sure if Bart's got the bleed kit. I'll have to check.
I've decided to take off early for lunch and bring it to the shop to ask the guy to set 'em up right. I'm pretty sure he will. I need my rear wheel straightened anyway and a few spokes replaced.That's too bad then. It is a bad deal if they don't have the kit, even for their own use.
Even if you installed them, I would still bleed them for free if I sold them to you.
You know those two were hittin it on the set between takes during the show's last season.Marcia Brady just called and wanted me to tell you that "Drat" has a "S" on the end.
As in,
"Drats Greg, why did you PIIMB?"
I was never allowed to watch the Brady Bunch. Too "racy".Marcia Brady just called and wanted me to tell you that "Drat" has a "S" on the end.
As in,
"Drats Greg, why did you PIIMB?"
I would have to agree. If you, lets say, stripped a bolt during install, I would be inclined to charge you for tapping, because it is obviously your fault.So I just picked up my bike. The guy fumbles for the claim tag to find out how much he should charge. He finds it and there's no price. He asks what the other guy said it would cost. I said he didn't, but I was hoping it'd be free seeing how the brakes needed bleeding out of the box. He proceeded to tell me that I'd completely screwed up the installation. I admitted that it was my first crack, but that I figured that I could figure it out having told the guy what kind of wheel, hub and fork I had and that I was a "quick bolt on job".
He argued that they weren't responsible for "your labour". I said I understood that, but was hoping for a little service from my LBS since I'd bought them there rather than online. He repeated their lack of responsibility.
Then I propose that I'd buy a set of elbow pads if he called it even.
He tells me: "That sounds like blackmail to me."
"No, that's negotiation."
He refused and said that "blackmail is exactly what it is".
I smiled and paid the twenty bucks. Screw them, and I'll be buying online from now on.
I just bolted them on, but was missing a spacer to get the alignment right between the disc and the caliper. Only on the front, the rear just needed a bleed.Did you do anything other than just bolt them on ?
How exactly did you screw up the installation ?
Wow, you got some sh1ty service then.I just bolted them on, but was missing a spacer to get the alignment right between the disc and the caliper. Only on the front, the rear just needed a bleed.
On the other hand, the shop guy probably knows your brother and took it out on you.