Disk Brake Trouble...
12-20-06, 11:50 PM
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Disk Brake Trouble...
Hi all, I'm new here!
Well, I was cleaning off my rear disc brake the other day, and when I rubbed one of the bolts, the top(where you put in the hex wrench) rubbed right off! Is this OK? Can I still ride?
If I had to get a new disc, what would you guys recommend, it needs to be 6"
Well, I was cleaning off my rear disc brake the other day, and when I rubbed one of the bolts, the top(where you put in the hex wrench) rubbed right off! Is this OK? Can I still ride?
If I had to get a new disc, what would you guys recommend, it needs to be 6"
12-20-06, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HaroBiker
Hi all, I'm new here!
Well, I was cleaning off my rear disc brake the other day, and when I rubbed one of the bolts, the top(where you put in the hex wrench) rubbed right off! Is this OK? Can I still ride?
If I had to get a new disc, what would you guys recommend, it needs to be 6"
Well, I was cleaning off my rear disc brake the other day, and when I rubbed one of the bolts, the top(where you put in the hex wrench) rubbed right off! Is this OK? Can I still ride?
If I had to get a new disc, what would you guys recommend, it needs to be 6"
Seriously, to "rub" off the top of a bolt takes ALOT of rubbing, do you have a picture so I can see what's going on?
12-20-06, 11:58 PM
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I'll see if I can figure out how to upload pics (im computer ******** lol) but the bike is 2 yrs old and is a '04 haro x1 and actually I was rubbing the bolt with my thub lol I have no clue but judging how cheap my bike was ($600) I think the discs were just for show and had cheapy metal 
bummer.. Is it ok for me to ride with it?
bummer.. Is it ok for me to ride with it?
12-21-06, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by HaroBiker
Is it ok for me to ride with it?
12-21-06, 10:39 AM
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Bummer oh well I guess I'll wait till after Christmas cuz the shops will be packed (and I really hope i get a new bike, mine just hasn't held up for the little stuff I throw at it. Why did they name it Extreme X1 if the shock and brakes are coming apart after a few 4ft drops?
12-23-06, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by HaroBiker
Why did they name it Extreme X1 if the shock and brakes are coming apart after a few 4ft drops?
12-23-06, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HaroBiker
Bummer oh well I guess I'll wait till after Christmas cuz the shops will be packed (and I really hope i get a new bike, mine just hasn't held up for the little stuff I throw at it. Why did they name it Extreme X1 if the shock and brakes are coming apart after a few 4ft drops?
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12-23-06, 11:47 PM
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well i'm gonna risk it tommorrow at aliso... gonna see if it will hold up down rockit......
12-24-06, 02:44 AM
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Anything that is labeled as Extreme is 9 times out of 10 a marketing gimmick.
12-25-06, 12:30 AM
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Well, it held up! I did do a cool crash tho and ended up bending my spokes... oh well Christmas is tomorrow! Merry Christmas everyone!!
12-27-06, 09:53 PM
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What are they making bolts out of? Clay??? Seriously, that couldn't have happened how you said it did.
12-27-06, 10:39 PM
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Someone over-torqued the bolt and twisted off the bolt-head free. They realized this and left it there ... or they glued it back on. I twisted off a bolt head once using a little too much elbow grease. I rode it for quite a while at about 270#.
If your LBS assembled the bike, you should ask them to extract the bolt and replace it. In the meantime, feel free to ride on it unless it is the front on a serious downhill bike.
If your LBS assembled the bike, you should ask them to extract the bolt and replace it. In the meantime, feel free to ride on it unless it is the front on a serious downhill bike.
12-27-06, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by willtsmith_nwi
Someone over-torqued the bolt and twisted off the bolt-head free. They realized this and left it there ... or they glued it back on. I twisted off a bolt head once using a little too much elbow grease. I rode it for quite a while at about 270#.
If your LBS assembled the bike, you should ask them to extract the bolt and replace it. In the meantime, feel free to ride on it unless it is the front on a serious downhill bike.
If your LBS assembled the bike, you should ask them to extract the bolt and replace it. In the meantime, feel free to ride on it unless it is the front on a serious downhill bike.
