Brake

[bhups]

hello

My back brake is not working as well as it should it slips a bit when you tooth pick and when slightly land on the edge or when you land really vertical but when you start going it gets better. i am running plazmatic crm's and a medium grind. i have cleaned the pads and rim, only had the pads about a week.

any advice or help is much needed.

Many thanks

Bhups

[koxx1]

you need a harsh grind if your running plaz pads they should work well then.

or maybe you just haven't set them up well enough? my brake was doing the exact same i set the brake up better applyed a dab of tar and its working fine.

Edited December 24, 2005 by koxx1

[Dan6061]

What did you clean the pads with?

[bhups]

i cleaned them with a damp cloth with a bit of fairy and sand paper

[Dan6061]

Ahh right.

I was hoping you were going to say something like that.

If you use anything like WD40 etc, that's why you're brake'll be shit

Errrmm...Try riding/pushing the bike along with the brake on, to dry up the rim, and spread all the fairy liquid round abit.

One thing I found works aswell, is deodrant. Srap a bit over the rim, and any crap will literally rince (sp?) off the rim.

Then just dry it, and ride

Could also try a fresh grind?

[bhups]

Did i clean them with the wrong thing???

Bhups.

[downhill_rob2@hotmail.com]

Get a nice fine grind stuck on there mate

My plaz pads worn down in like 3 weeks i was sooo f**king pissed off about that!!!

But your shouldnt do that, aslong as your grind isnt as rough as mine was