Ok, I may in fact be totally brake ignorant, so maybe you guys can help me out.
I just slapped a new set of Juicy sevens on my girlfriends bike for sea otter. They came pre-bled and ready to go, however, after I got the levers adjusted to where they needed to be, the brakes felt a little spongy and were not contacting the rotor until they were pulled almost to the bar. I checked the pad contact levers and they were dialed all the way out. I figured that the system must have air in it and needed to be bled, so I busted out the avid bleed kit and followed the instructions.
After bleeding the brakes, the levers feel exactly the same. So my question to you monkies is- how he heck do I get these levers to engage say, half way to the bar rather than 3/4s of the way? At this point the pad contact dial is useless since they have to be dialed all the way out just to keep the lever from hitting the bar.
Little help!
I just slapped a new set of Juicy sevens on my girlfriends bike for sea otter. They came pre-bled and ready to go, however, after I got the levers adjusted to where they needed to be, the brakes felt a little spongy and were not contacting the rotor until they were pulled almost to the bar. I checked the pad contact levers and they were dialed all the way out. I figured that the system must have air in it and needed to be bled, so I busted out the avid bleed kit and followed the instructions.
After bleeding the brakes, the levers feel exactly the same. So my question to you monkies is- how he heck do I get these levers to engage say, half way to the bar rather than 3/4s of the way? At this point the pad contact dial is useless since they have to be dialed all the way out just to keep the lever from hitting the bar.
Little help!