Re: [ST] Squishy brakes after getting re-shoed

[Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like they did not get the fronts back on correctly. The rear will 
stay on the bike when you take the rear tire off with a SSSA. But the 
fronts require droping the tire with rotors out of the front caliphers 
or removing the caliphers from the rotors and then removing the wheel. 
They may have installed the speedo pickup wrong and gotten something out 
of whack. The speedo pickup has a groove cast into it which mates with a 
tab on the fork when aligned properly. I have pics that I can send you
off line if you would like.
Al Garvin
San Martin, Ca.

Just Daetrin wrote:

> Yesterday on the way home I had the mis-fortune to ride through a spread 
> of broken windshield, causing my rear tire to go flat.  Since the front 
> was pretty worn I had that replaced as well.
> 
> I picked up the bike today and the brakes feel much more squishy than 
> then used to, e.g. I have to apply more pressure to the brakes before 
> feeling them engage, and they don't bite like they used to.  I don't 
> recall this happening before when I've gotten new tires.  Is this 
> common, or should I take it back to have them adjust them?  FWIW, they 
> said there is about 50% left on both front/rear.
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
> Paul
> '01 BRG ST
> 
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