I have just bought two pairs of formula mega brakes, one for me and one for the missus. I decided on these brakes after reading lots of rave reviews on the interwebs, and because i couldn`t get the new saints at the time. (Out of stock.)
I was really looking forward to trying these brakes, as i have heard that they are one of the most powerful brakes available, and with great modulation as well. But boy am i dissapointed. The lever feeling i ****e, and the power is lacking. I have bled them, rebled them, hung them overnight and bled them again; but no Great modulation, but sh*te power. In despair i also spent half an hour trying to bed them in on a steep hill. No luck.... as of right now these brakes are as bad as my old el caminos, the single worst brake i have ever ovned.
I just cant get myself to believe these brakes are that bad, so i keep thinking im doing something wrong when bleeding. I have tried formulas method, avids method and a mixture of both. No luck.
Any monkeys out there got any suggestions? Nothing pisses me of more than bad brakes, and they way this is going im gonna have a crappy season.
Fred
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After more or less giving up on these brakes, I decided to give it one more try using a different aproach on bleeding than the one provided by formula. And hey, im in one-finger braking heaven. Turns out all the air was trapped in the caliper, and applying vacuum to get it out only made things worse. I managed to get the trapped air out by pumping the pistons really far out, tapping the caliper while turning it around, and when i had pushed a lot of fluid trough the system, I pushed the pistons back out. This enabled me to get rid of (almost) all the pesky air. The rear now feels like its been bled by god, and the front is slowly getting there.
Kinda funny that the formula bleeding setup didnt work for me at all. Anyway, thank you to all everyone who posted in this thread to help find a solution. You guys rock.
Fred
I was really looking forward to trying these brakes, as i have heard that they are one of the most powerful brakes available, and with great modulation as well. But boy am i dissapointed. The lever feeling i ****e, and the power is lacking. I have bled them, rebled them, hung them overnight and bled them again; but no Great modulation, but sh*te power. In despair i also spent half an hour trying to bed them in on a steep hill. No luck.... as of right now these brakes are as bad as my old el caminos, the single worst brake i have ever ovned.
I just cant get myself to believe these brakes are that bad, so i keep thinking im doing something wrong when bleeding. I have tried formulas method, avids method and a mixture of both. No luck.
Any monkeys out there got any suggestions? Nothing pisses me of more than bad brakes, and they way this is going im gonna have a crappy season.
Fred
Edit:
After more or less giving up on these brakes, I decided to give it one more try using a different aproach on bleeding than the one provided by formula. And hey, im in one-finger braking heaven. Turns out all the air was trapped in the caliper, and applying vacuum to get it out only made things worse. I managed to get the trapped air out by pumping the pistons really far out, tapping the caliper while turning it around, and when i had pushed a lot of fluid trough the system, I pushed the pistons back out. This enabled me to get rid of (almost) all the pesky air. The rear now feels like its been bled by god, and the front is slowly getting there.
Kinda funny that the formula bleeding setup didnt work for me at all. Anyway, thank you to all everyone who posted in this thread to help find a solution. You guys rock.
Fred
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