Hey,
I bought a rental DH bike and had it tuned up when I bought it. They bled the brakes and changed the brake pads. (I have Hayes hydraulic discs, not sure what model)
The brakes worked fine up until the last time I went riding. I've only ridden the thing about 4 or 5 times. Early in the day, everything worked great, but on my last run of the day, the rear brake was working all that well at all. The lever could pull in enough that I was hitting the knuckle of my middle finger and wasn't getting the braking power I was getting in the morning.
It does not appear to be leaking, so why the extra travel in the lever? The brake pads are essentially new (I get about 5 or 6 runs of intermediate/semi-advanced riding in per day)
I just doesn't seem possible that the pads be worn out already.
I dunno, what do you guys think?
I bought a rental DH bike and had it tuned up when I bought it. They bled the brakes and changed the brake pads. (I have Hayes hydraulic discs, not sure what model)
The brakes worked fine up until the last time I went riding. I've only ridden the thing about 4 or 5 times. Early in the day, everything worked great, but on my last run of the day, the rear brake was working all that well at all. The lever could pull in enough that I was hitting the knuckle of my middle finger and wasn't getting the braking power I was getting in the morning.
It does not appear to be leaking, so why the extra travel in the lever? The brake pads are essentially new (I get about 5 or 6 runs of intermediate/semi-advanced riding in per day)
I just doesn't seem possible that the pads be worn out already.
I dunno, what do you guys think?