Re: brake lever excessive travel

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Finally, I get my bike back and leave the dealer, nearly putting myself
>over the handlebars (no kidding) when I put the front brake on.  Not
>because I applied it with much force, just the fact that now it !
>moves only about 1/2" before the brakes are on.  And I mean "ON"!  Prior
>to this the lever was moving at least 50% of the way to the handlebar
>before the brakes were coming on.  So, I'd say you guys have air in your
>system.

After reading the info on the T5 site I don't think it is air in the
system. I just recently put a new front tire on and while reinstalling the
wheel I accidentaly  hit the brakes before attaching the calipers. So I had
to pry the pads apart to get them back over the discs. After squeezing them
a few times to seat them I went for a ride, and the first time I hit the
brakes, I too felt like I could have done an unintentional stoppie. So
before going to the trouble of bleeding the brakes, I'd try just pumping
them to the stop a couple of times or removing the calipers and pushing the
pads back in a bit.

This weekend I'm putting on my Gen-Mar risers so I'll have to bleed the
brakes anyways, but that's another story.

Matt Knowles - mattknowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://home.earthlink.net/~mattknowles
Aesthetic Design & Photography - (408) 977-1804
http://www.aestheticdesign.com



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