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Speeding Up
- Jun 22, 2008
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I am a roadie, all my bikes are road bikes of various materials but I own one Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra 2005 model:
http://cyclitis.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/bad-boy-der-bose-bub-eugen/
Nowadays I only use it during winter time. I store it in the garage between April and November; then I clean it and ride through the snow and then I clean and lubricate it and store it again for the next year.
Unfortunately bad boy is equipped with hydraulic disc brakes of which I have no clue whatsoever how to maintain and repair them.
Now the brake pads constantly rub on the rotor. So I removed the pads, cleaned them, also cleaned the brake saddle with brake cleaner and WD40.
Then I took a wedge and moved the brake pads away from the rotor, then reinstalled the wheel.
When I brake first nothing happens becuase the pads are too far away from the rotor first. They move in and after braking two or three times, they touch the rotor and braking starts. But they don't move back again, basically rubing again at the rotor. So I deinstalled the wheel, moved the brake pads away from the rotor with a wedge again and again and again.
Any idea what the cause could be and how to repair this? Thanks for your help. Disc brake type is Hayes, no idea about which model.
http://cyclitis.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/bad-boy-der-bose-bub-eugen/
Nowadays I only use it during winter time. I store it in the garage between April and November; then I clean it and ride through the snow and then I clean and lubricate it and store it again for the next year.
Unfortunately bad boy is equipped with hydraulic disc brakes of which I have no clue whatsoever how to maintain and repair them.
Now the brake pads constantly rub on the rotor. So I removed the pads, cleaned them, also cleaned the brake saddle with brake cleaner and WD40.
Then I took a wedge and moved the brake pads away from the rotor, then reinstalled the wheel.
When I brake first nothing happens becuase the pads are too far away from the rotor first. They move in and after braking two or three times, they touch the rotor and braking starts. But they don't move back again, basically rubing again at the rotor. So I deinstalled the wheel, moved the brake pads away from the rotor with a wedge again and again and again.
Any idea what the cause could be and how to repair this? Thanks for your help. Disc brake type is Hayes, no idea about which model.