Originally Posted by
bikinfool
Congrats on the build!
Was it an old frame? Wondering why if the dropout was poor you wouldn't have it rectified by the manufacturer...I've never had a problem with a dropout like that.
Yes, you need to bed the brakes in, there's a bit of transfer of pad material to the rotor involved. I usually bed mine in on a hill out in front of the house before taking new brakes/pads/rotors out on the trail, some do it on the trail (I prefer to have full brakes on trail). It won't take very long. There are differing "methods" but what works well for me is to find a gradual decline and almost come to a full stop repeatedly until they feel good.
No - it was brand spanking new. However, I bought it months ago and had pretty much installed the rest of the kit before I noticed the problem with the drop out. So, I'd have had to strip it back down and return it to on-one months after purchase. Maybe a mistake not to just bite the bullet and do that...
Anyways - thanks for the advice re: brakes. I done a lot of braking on my way home today, and the front one is now okay. The back one's still a bit poor - will get out tomorrow and bed them in. Now... what about the squeal? Any advice on that. the front one now seems to have a bit of squeel in between just touching them to take a bit of pace off, and really pulling them to stop dead.
Cheers
S77