[NRSracer]

if i use a slightly warped disc brake rotor for one race?
i hit it on a rock and it's not really visible, just enough to hit the pad.

thanks
pat

 

[claywt]

id go for it as long as it will still slow you down. youll probly ave to get new pads when you get a new rotor

 

[NRSracer]

Originally posted by claywt
id go for it as long as it will still slow you down. youll probly ave to get new pads when you get a new rotor

thanks

already planning on the new pads b/c the ones i bought were not avid brand and did not come with the clip, but i improvised and filed them down as a temporary fix.

 

[Tenchiro]

Why not just straighten it back out?

 

[SwisSlesS]

Your brakes will probably rub and you won't be able to get them as tight as you otherwise would. However, it won't cause any major mechanical problems.

 

[Westy]

If it is your front rotor you may want to swap it to the rear where braking quality is not as important. At least rear braking is not as important to me.

 

[Fokker]

Yep, seen this afore...

Reckon the only thing what ought go wrong with yer bike would be a bit 'o scrapin' from the rotor, 'n a slower ridin'.

If you are persistent, sometimes you can bend a rotor back to a servicable condition with the proper tool. Something like a chain ring tool (the slotted steel bars used to bend back cheap chain rings) can be used to finesse the rotor back.

Of course, it might blow up and catch fire if you use it. So be very careful.