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Old 04-23-12 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Buggington
Hello all

Keep noticing that when I brake really hard on my Land Rover MTB I get quite a vibration through the handlebars and was just wondering what it might be. It's not noticeable any other time, just right as the speed gets to about 10mph and still braking hard. Is it perhaps the tyre right on the limit of grip? These are cable discs BTW (details on link in sig.), so nothing too powerful, but I always keep them well adjusted.

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It's probably brake judder. It may be related to a variety of issued from a warped disc to flex in the fork to a loose headset to the wavy rotors your bike came with. Check to make sure that headset is properly adjusted, that the brake caliper is tight, that there is no play in the fork's sliders and that the wheels are installed properly.
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