Well, I was riding up hill today and felt like I had a flat or something was dragging behind. So I stopped, got off my bike, spun both tires and the front tire all but stopped the moment I let go of it with my hand. I just bought brand new Hayes Stroker Rides end of last season because the Hayes Mags that came on my King Fisher 1 pulled to the handlebar and stopped working after a season and get this, not once, but three times stopped working. The first two times Hayes fixed it under warranty and sure enough, the first time it lasted 3 weeks till the lever once again pulled all the way to the handlebar and had zero brake power and then it lasted 3 months after they fixed it the second time. So I got fed up sending the brake back to Hayes because it takes a few weeks to get it back and I have no front brake for three weeks at a time. So I blow the money on the new Stroker Rides end of season last year and put the Hayes Mag in a box figuring I'll send it back AGAIN for the THIRD time for the same problem that Hayes for some reason just can't seem to fix. Not only does the guy on the phone at Hayes tell me now that it's out of warranty, he said all they did was bleed the break both times according to their records as to what was done to it. Apparently no one put on a new cable witch all three times, Hayes reps on the phone told me was probably the problem. So now they won't cover the brake under warranty. As if I'm not pissed enough because they've fixed it twice and both times it failed again, now my BRAND NEW STROKER RIDE front brake is sticking today. So before I take it off just to have Hayes bleed it and over look the real problem once againg, does anyone know what would cause it to stick? I had to push my finger against the back of the lever today to push it outwards away from the handlebar to get it to release and stop dragging the rotor.
What could be the problem that's cause in it to stick so soon? It's got about 15 rides on it now. It seems odd the brake would stick being I bought it new and it's had very minimal usage in a place here called Avalon that is just single track in a state park. It's had zero abuse. And I clean the hell out of my bike every time I finish riding so it's not dirt in it. What could cause it to stick?
What could be the problem that's cause in it to stick so soon? It's got about 15 rides on it now. It seems odd the brake would stick being I bought it new and it's had very minimal usage in a place here called Avalon that is just single track in a state park. It's had zero abuse. And I clean the hell out of my bike every time I finish riding so it's not dirt in it. What could cause it to stick?