SCOTTY___ Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hey guys. So I recently installed a new Saint m820 brake on my Marino. I seem to have the lever set up and personally I find it rather impressive in terms of feel... However. It's sh*t. I have had 2 small street sessions on the brake and 2 laps on my village (it's all down hill) and it just doesn't seem to improve? Also compared to my front SLX, it feels spongy. The SLX pulls and you can feel it stop dead and have a firm lever pull. The Saint feels squishy ... But also pulls to around the same place as the SLX. I have read online that the factory bleeds can be poor, that the case? So far I'm running the standard Shimano H03 sintered pads the brake is supplied with. Also running an XT rt66 203 rotor. Rotor was off the old SLX I had before it exploded at the mounts . Thoughts? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Pretty much the standard bleeds are shocking, It's a super quick and easy job to re bleed it and it will make the world of difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Plus the sintered pads do take a while to bed in. Also, the 4-pot brakes seem to have a slightly squishier feel to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaovidal12 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Re bleed for shure. Rode with that brake with suberb stopping power, and it was not spongy (for Shimano standarts) Are you sure that you rotor is compatible with sintered pads? Some shimano rotor only can be used with organic pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Are you sure that you rotor is compatible with sintered pads? XT is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Are the standard Shimano sintered pads any good? I do have some Uberbike sintered and race conpound pads I could try... But I start again on the bedding in process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I had uber bikes pads in my sram they were really good, currently running nukeproof sintered in a m820 and its savage, too good really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I had uber bikes pads in my sram they were really good, currently running nukeproof sintered in a m820 and its savage, too good really. I read posts all over the Internet calling the brake savage. Mine makes me cry haha, hopefully i am being too hesitant with the bedding in process. Any shouts for a disc clean and new pads to be safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 When I change my pads I boil the kettle and poor it over the rotor and pads it seems to do the trick really well and almost instantly bed in the brake. I run Organic pads though. The bleed sounds like the best idea, I tried the standard Shimano pads and found them to be rubbish compared to the after market alternatives I would also stick on the uberbike ones after the fresh bleed! Don't forget to keep your free stroke set somewhere in the middle and wind down your tpa for the bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I put my discs on the hob and burn both sides till red hot. I then drop the disc in the sink with cold water. If theres any dirt or crap, you'll see it drop right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I find sacrificing a goat works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I find sacrificing a goat works for me. After seeing you having to bed those brakes in at Tartydays I'd say you need to find a bigger goat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 That's the fault of the DB5s rather than the goats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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