Breaking In Disk Brakes

[Kevin Minato]

Hello every one

im getting a brand new bike next week

(neon bow mod)

and im getting 2008 hope mono trials disk brakes

everyone says that breaking in a disk break is the most important thing about the brakes future

so please how do i do the best job i can?

thanks

[JT!]

There's nothing wrong with just riding and letting them bed in as you ride.

It does speed up the process to throw some water over the rotors once or twice but it's not a must. Just go out and ride and they'll sort themselves out.

[Muel]

It's called bedding in, and there are several ways to do it, I've always found I get best results just by leaving it, but at first they'll be so shite you can't really.

You can use mud, just smear it round the rotor and ride around with the brake on for a bit, then wash it all off with a pressure washer/spray hose and let it dry.

I'd recommend just using water though, it takes a lot more effort but gives better results, just check a load on, ride around with the brakes dragging, then chuck a load more on and repeat until they're working well enough to just leave them and ride it, you'll soon find they're working brilliantly.

[1337 Trials]

Go down a steap hill with your brakes partcially on

[Dave Anscombe]

Go down a steap hill with your brakes partcially on

best by far..........allow to cool repeat a few times

Dave x