i received some brand new elixir brakes yesterday and fitted them to my bike
the first problem i have is the front brake, the lines are cut and the brakes are re-bled (multiple times).. i run the lever reach all the way in so its as close to the bars as possible and pad contact all the way in (actually its all the way 'out' according to the dial, but if i move it in the direction it says 'in' it comes to the bars, maybe its the way i bled it)
with the setup above the lever feels mushy and theres no power (i can move the wheel with the lever squeezed by pushing forward) but if i move lever reach all the way out the lever is super tight and the brakes are powerful so i cant move the wheel at all, and the squeel stops, sup with that? how do i get it so i can have the lever all the way in but the with the feeling of it all the way out?
and the problem with the back brake is the opposite, the pistons are moved all the way out(?) but the pads touch the disk with the pad contact adjusted all the way in, if i move it out a few clicks the pads stop touching and the wheel moves freely.. but the lever goes to the bar
is there any tips to bleeding these brakes? high altitude? upside down? its super frustrating to have a set of the latest 'cool' brakes and not even be able to get them setup how i want them
thanks
the first problem i have is the front brake, the lines are cut and the brakes are re-bled (multiple times).. i run the lever reach all the way in so its as close to the bars as possible and pad contact all the way in (actually its all the way 'out' according to the dial, but if i move it in the direction it says 'in' it comes to the bars, maybe its the way i bled it)
with the setup above the lever feels mushy and theres no power (i can move the wheel with the lever squeezed by pushing forward) but if i move lever reach all the way out the lever is super tight and the brakes are powerful so i cant move the wheel at all, and the squeel stops, sup with that? how do i get it so i can have the lever all the way in but the with the feeling of it all the way out?
and the problem with the back brake is the opposite, the pistons are moved all the way out(?) but the pads touch the disk with the pad contact adjusted all the way in, if i move it out a few clicks the pads stop touching and the wheel moves freely.. but the lever goes to the bar
is there any tips to bleeding these brakes? high altitude? upside down? its super frustrating to have a set of the latest 'cool' brakes and not even be able to get them setup how i want them
thanks