Got a mtb question for you if dont mind answering it???

right ive got a spesh fsr with a hope disc on the front (dont know which model it is but heres a pic)



the problem ive got is the disc brake squeals like a motha when it gets wet and for about an hour after is there any way of stopping this???

upto now all ive done is taken the pads out and cleaned them and cleaned the disc with disc brake cleaner but its still the same

Any suggestions please fella

simon

 

who fitted the brakes ????


squeeling is usually caused by the rear touching before the front which causes vibration


but on hopes it also happens if ya get brake fluid on the pads some how ( get a bit on the disk and the pads soaks it up )


what pads ya got as ive found the fiberax ones squeal like fook all the time anyway


ive got a set of hope pads at work if yua want after christmas ill post em out to ya and see if that helps


the screech is made louder by the spokes amplifiying the noise too



or buy a mini disc player , that solves it so ya cant hear the screatch anymore


are ya pads still centered btw as the minis are fooking crap for keep going off center

and hopes stupis fooking idea of spacers to center em too


sorry but i hate the fact that hope aint deisgned em proper when theres so many easy things they over looked



like the location fo the fooking brake nipple, look at the mono mins, there offset to one side so ya can spill fluid on the disc and pads , bout time they sorted that



now they just gotta solve the fact the lever blade always comes loose due to wear and lose the nice brake feel


tbh the deore ones or the julies are much better feel


and i sell hope disks alot as there the easiest to get and people request em




but the good thing about the hopes are the cable connections, not like the maguras and always need to get new olives


oh and have ya fooked the top cap tiny allen keys yet, thats another pet hate

 

Oh the pain

 

, tiff thats what most squell is on bikes, unlike cars the bikes aint presion machinging and somtimes the fork mounting points aint true and need the face machinng to the correct level to make em touch flat


i know fook all about cars, bikes i seem to get by with, but then i did manage a shop 5 months after i left school


im ok with cars but with bikes i used others bikes for practise

cant do it with cars, too much money

 

Ginge

You are probably totally right mate, but that sentance was funny as fuck

Must be my Toilet humour

 

did wonder as soooooooooo many people try and doubt things


with bikes i like to feel im ok and know enough to get by


when people quizz it im a bit defensive


sorry again tiff, though it was a piss take remark too, should have know better

 

Cheers for the quick reply ginge

who fitted the brakes ????

The brake was already on it (2nd hand bike)

what pads ya got as ive found the fiberax ones squeal like fook all the time anyway

It just so happens they are fibrax pads

are ya pads still centered btw as the minis are fooking crap for keep going off center

Yes mate still centred but i know what you mean about the shitty way of centring them

ive got a set of hope pads at work if yua want after christmas ill post em out to ya and see if that helps

yes mate i'll be in touch after the new year and we'll sort something out

From what you've said im hoping its just gonna be pads so cheers for the help

simon

 

Reckon you're down in the sewer

And all hail Bal the BikeMeister

 

deffo the pads, the brakes are shite too aint they


i fitted a set of fiberax pads to a good customers bike ( after a tw@ at work decided to bleed em on my day off and got fluid on the pads )

i fitted em as hes a nioce guy and wasnt his fault i work with monkeys


they didnt work right after bedding in , they squelled and was a nightmare


i ordered hopes in for him and there plush and sharp again


send me ya address and ill post em out to ya in the new year

 

not quite, i break thing and then find the reason how and fix it then see how it goes

 

Cheers ginge your a star

I'll pm you after christmas

simon