Herbertlemon102 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 i always thought this was down to the pads not being square- my pads are very much square and level, yet in reverse the pads work fantastic, better than anything ive ever had, but forwards they do very little, no noise no nothing. is this due to the grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Are the pads hitting square on the rim? If so, it could be the grind. Try this next time you grind your rim. Use your frame / forks if you don't have a truing stand. I got superb results every single time, however it's imperative you use a fresh disc - personally I'd go for a steel cutting one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, Greetings said: Are the pads hitting square on the rim? If so, it could be the grind. Try this next time you grind your rim. Use your frame / forks if you don't have a truing stand. I got superb results every single time, however it's imperative you use a fresh disc - personally I'd go for a steel cutting one. cheers, thats a nice tutorial. ill give that go- my grind is fairly recent, not dead yet- will that matter a huge amount d you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Do you mean - will it matter when performing a new grind? Nope, not at all. On and never go back and forth when grinding a rim. Chose a direction and stick with it. Not sure if it matters which direction you go in so do the other sidewall in the opposite direction just to be on the safe side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 39 minutes ago, Greetings said: Do you mean - will it matter when performing a new grind? Nope, not at all. On and never go back and forth when grinding a rim. Chose a direction and stick with it. Not sure if it matters which direction you go in so do the other sidewall in the opposite direction just to be on the safe side. Cheers. I've mostly been disc or no brakes, never done that many grinds and they've been pretty careless lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 I always used to use a very thin steel slitting disc. Little to no pressure only using the weight of the grinder in quick short passes. Do one side and change disc, repeat. Always worked well for me. Wear goggles! If sharp fragments of alloy don't end up in your eyes the disc will if you shatter it pressing too hard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 10 hours ago, SamKidney said: I always used to use a very thin steel slitting disc. Little to no pressure only using the weight of the grinder in quick short passes. Do one side and change disc, repeat. Always worked well for me. Wear goggles! If sharp fragments of alloy don't end up in your eyes the disc will if you shatter it pressing too hard I always wear goggles, I have a wee bit of sense left in me cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMatt Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 8 hours ago, Herbertlemon102 said: I always wear goggles always? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, ItsMatt said: always? Always. the girls I'm with do think it's weird though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) I've always found that when grinding a rim, its better to do with the tyre and tube still on. All the white talc shit you get off a tube and rubber from the tyre bead gets into a grind and can make it useless! Edited July 6, 2017 by Ross McArthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 @Herbertlemon102 fresh grind, and pointed the pads the right direction, gave them a sanding. Works not bad now, just needs to bed in a bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 11 hours ago, Ross McArthur said: I've always found that when grinding a rim, its better to do with the tyre and tube still on. All the white talc shit you get off a tube and rubber from the tyre bead gets into a grind and can make it useless! This. Having a puncture was the worst. Not because you'd have to f**k about with tubes but because you just know that sweet brakes going to be mush for the remainder of the ride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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