Old 06-20-23, 03:51 PM
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Hydraulic disc brakes after period of no use

My son has a MTB (a little nicer than entry-level Jamis) that has hydraulic discs. We got the bike in 2020, and he only rode it occasionally up til about a year and 1/2 ago, and hasn't touched it since. "Light use" would be an understatement. He's interested in getting back out there, but I'm strictly a rim brake and mechanical disc guy on my bikes, and have no experience with hydraulic brake maintenance. I've examined everything I can--pads, etc, and as expected that stuff is fine--like new really. The pads are barely worn. The brakes appear function fine--the feel as they did when it was new. But do we need to bleed the brakes after this long a period of no use?
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