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Disc brakes on a mountain bike? |
We bought an haro V2 bike for my girlfriend we just want to use it on the road and maybe some light trail riding but not so much just mainly on pavement and or dirt roads. I took the wheel off today to put it in the car and didn't realize you had to do something to the disc brake itself.. Now there is this thing that they say is activated when the wheel is off from the bike and now the wheel won't go around. I guess its a second retention thing or something. WTF is up with this. Why did bikes have to get all technical. I guess I am just old school and am only used to the regular V brakes. Can somebody help me here? Roberto and Mirage.. are correct on spreading the caliper back. My only suggestion would be the for the next time you take the wheel off to transport the bike. 1) find a piece of wood or plastic (I use a paint stir) close to the same thickness as the gap between the brake pads.(get as close to the proper gap as possible to avoid pump up) 2) cut the material so it is only slightly larger than needed to fill area where the rotor was. (if too large it could be knocked out during transport) 3) place the spacer in the slot and put a rubber band securely on the brake lever to clamp the spacer. What this will do is keep the proper space during transport and not allow the brake to pump up when the brake lever is activated by accident. I would like to take credit for this idea but can't I learned it from several racers who keep their bikes in the trunk of their cars. What I think you're refering to is that the brake level got pushed while there wasn't the disc rotor. This makes the caliper close in and there is no space for the rotor back on. I think you can take a wide flat screwdriver and gently push the pads apart. What you need to do next time is to put somehting between the pads in the caliper to prevent the pads from closing again. A piece of carboard does help in this. Well, not to insult you but you probably overbought. There is no need for discs for the type of riding you do. I agree with Roberto, but would use a wide paint scraper instead of a screwdriver to ease the caliper apart. If you have hydraulic brakes it is likely you will have to remove the reservoir cap before you do it, then CAREFULLY move the calipers. Replace the cap before you try to actuate the lever. 27 years in the industry |
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