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or even *why* shit was happening like that |
It was a SUPER sudden dropoff in power, like from alot of power to 'lever touching the grips' in about 5 seconds |
overheated something |
its hydros right? |
Ye, hydros |
check fluid levels cause u can boil the fluid in the lines |
its hard to do but can happen |
I was going down a hill, idunno the grade but it felt pretty steep |
check fluid |
also are both the pads showing same angled wear |
or is it opposite |
Unsure, id have to check them again |
Is it bad to mix two brands of pads on the same caliper? |
depends if they are different materials |
(both are resin, just one's tektro stock and the other's a shimano replacement of the same formfactor) |
are they worn the same amount? |
probably should swap them out as a pair |
they are *not* worn the same, no |
the pad wear is uneven both pad to pad and corner to corner on an individual pad |
Honestly i think my fork and wheel are the culprit |
so, quite likely only one pad is hitting the rotor |
if that one pad heats up too much (especially resin pads) it's not going to be effective |
No idea how i'd fix that |
i'm centering the caliper by pulling the lever while it's loose, so both pistons should be engaging equally |
equal wear between the two pads is the main concern |
yeah it's unequal between the two |
maybe swap them out for a matched pair |
why are you running 2 different pads? |
one pad is almost brand new and the other was reject levels of thin in the top left corner |
I replaced my older pads preemptively |
and found that they had the same symptoms |
so ive taken the one best pad from each set |
uneven wear between the two pads? |
yes |
couple of things to check would be rotor true, calliper alignment, sticky pistons |
probably need a bleed kit for the last one |
rotor true you should be able to confirm visually |
calliper alignment would be doing centering the calliper like you mentioned and then confirming the clearance between the rotor and pads - with a fresh set of pads |
stuck piston is a bit messy. the only way i know to check that is take the pads off and squeeze the brake lever and see if the pistons extend / retract by the same amount, and make sure the pistons don't plop out. then clean / fix the piston and bleed the lines |
I don't need my brakes perfect i just need them to work, so for now i'll be conscious about overheating them and save the extra steps for if this ever happens again |
these brakes are relatively new, I bought and installed them a few hundred km ago |
pre-bled |
i mean... sounds like they aren't working |
my lever engagement is correct after rematching the pads and changing out the rotor for a known-good rotor , just haven't tested on the road yet |
lever engagement? |
ie the point where the lever actually starts engaging |
'reach' |
How does that work? If both pads are squeezing but one is gripping less |
one way is if you get a sticky piston but calliper misalignment would probably to it too |
check that the pistons are clean. u might need to take apart the caliper to clean, make sure the orings are good etc |
Nah, im fine |
Just asking how that specific scenario affects braking |
stuck piston is kinda annoying to diagnose & fix unless you know what you're looking for |
i took my bike to 2 stores after the brakes started acting weird and they didn't pick it up. ended up taking the pads out and saw one piston wasn't moving when the lever was pulled |
piston was stuck so bad i had to buy a piston press tool to move it |
Absolutely destroyed the throttle on this lectric XP Lite bought a new throttle on Amazon but it turned out to be left-handed so it spins the wrong way anyone know where I can get it the right-handed variant |
Good thing I have multiple bikes to use for right now |
Just throw it on the left hand side lol |
Or pedal |
E g g |
Duh |
lmao how |
maybe he has elden ring on it and died to FUCKING MALENIA AGAIN |
For shaaaaaaame |
is that how he smashed the first 1 |
you need those little handlebar stands |
https://www.handlebarjack.com/products/copy-of-the-original-handlebar-jack%C2%AE-v2 |
or just use some shoes |
and a braincell |
well if my controller was an eggrider it would have been broken |
watt how |
Did u get a new one or |
so cute |
Snake Oil. Can't believe people actually waste money on this |
imagine having to flip your bike and going "oh no where did i put my original handlebar jacks ™️ v2" instead of grabbing the 2 nearest objects of similarly equal height and just using that |
I just use my bar ends tbh. |
Do have a set of original handlebar jacks from around when they first came out though. I don't end up using them often, but to their credit, they are well-built and collapse nicely enough to take with you for roadside work. |
I'm not saying "go buy handlebar jacks", but they do what they say they do. |
Orrrr |
Exactly lol |
I have them |
y'all gettin real emotional about a little folding jack with velcro straps in here |
XD |
I don’t have a good stand |
And it sucks |
i dont know the last time i flipped my bike over |
back when i was workin in a shed i used bungee cords to lift the bike up to work onit |
i've been pleased with the ebike rated bikehand stand, 200 bucks though |
*sadface when bike is too heavy to flip on its back* |
200 doll hairs huh |
@Oendaril which model? |
https://www.amazon.com/Bikehand-Bike-Repair-Stand-Maintenance/dp/B07R452R8K/ |
it's essentially the regular bikehand stand but with a full metal clamping arm and extra holding clamps |
Huh |
Very chilly |
wonder if i could build a stand with the 3/4x1/16 tubing i have... |
looks like there's another cheaper heavy duty one out there but haven't really seen much on it: https://www.amazon.com/GOEHNERs-Bike-Repair-Stand-Heavy/dp/B09NN6G14J |
any reason for it? like what was the issue causing the angry pixies to revolt? |
is it the same buthyl crap on tools that smells like vomit after a while? |
ill let my friend know |
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