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Brakes in the rain
Whilst cycling it started chucking it down with rain and I was wet
through after 5-10 minutes. I noticed when I braked it didn't seem to have any effect at all, which forced me to get off and push my bike. I was able to have some brake power if I held the brakes down for about 5 seconds which I guessed was getting the water off the brake pads. Is this normal ? |
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Brakes in the rain
"Brown Cat" wrote in message
news Whilst cycling it started chucking it down with rain and I was wet through after 5-10 minutes. I noticed when I braked it didn't seem to have any effect at all, which forced me to get off and push my bike. I was able to have some brake power if I held the brakes down for about 5 seconds which I guessed was getting the water off the brake pads. Is this normal ? Yes - ish. Yours sounds a bit extreme. Rim brakes don't like rain much, but it's "not as good" rather than "not at all". It's water on the rims, not pads. Some setups cope better than others - Steel rims are a no-no, and salmon/pink koolstop pads are supposed to be pretty good. They will work better if you have them set up better - squeezing hard does work. Brake early in the wet, and learn the limitations of your bike. |
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Brown Cat wrote:
Whilst cycling it started chucking it down with rain and I was wet through after 5-10 minutes. I noticed when I braked it didn't seem to have any effect at all, which forced me to get off and push my bike. I was able to have some brake power if I held the brakes down for about 5 seconds which I guessed was getting the water off the brake pads. Is this normal ? Most definitely - the solution is to brake 5 seconds earlier than normal. |
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Brown Cat wrote:
Whilst cycling it started chucking it down with rain and I was wet through after 5-10 minutes. I noticed when I braked it didn't seem to have any effect at all, which forced me to get off and push my bike. I was able to have some brake power if I held the brakes down for about 5 seconds which I guessed was getting the water off the brake pads. Is this normal ? No. If you had rubber pads on proper chromed steel rims, your brakes wouldn't work at all! BugBear |
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On 23 Nov, 13:45, Brown Cat wrote:
Whilst cycling it started chucking it down with rain and I was wet through after 5-10 minutes. I noticed when I braked it didn't seem to have any effect at all, which forced me to get off and push my bike. I was able to have some brake power if I held the brakes down for about 5 seconds which I guessed was getting the water off the brake pads. Is this normal ? Could be, depending on your particular setup. If you wish to improve your braking there are a few things to consider. The first is, are your rims contaminated with oil. WD40 should never be applied to a bike rim in use. This will also contaminate the brake pads and both rims and brake pads should be degreased using washing-up detergent and then methylated spirit. Use a peice of abrasive to skim the brake blocks (if theres nothing left to skim, replace them). Make sure there is some slotting in the brake blocks, if there isn't you can make two cuts across them spaced 1/4" apart at the leading edge (facing the back of the bike if mounted at the top of the wheel OR up if at the crank bracket. Also is the system adjusted correctly, you should barely be able to pull the brake lever to the handlebar with all your might. If this is not the case or this is obviously a big gap between pads and rim, adjust it to correct. |
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WD40 should never be applied to a bike
That's better in my opinion. WD40 is so thin it removes existing lubricant before disappearing itself. Jon |
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On 23 Nov, 17:21, Jonathan Schneider
wrote: WD40 should never be applied to a bike That's better in my opinion. WD40 is so thin it removes existing lubricant before disappearing itself. No it doesn't. |
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thirty-six wrote:
On 23 Nov, 17:21, Jonathan Schneider wrote: WD40 should never be applied to a bike That's better in my opinion. WD40 is so thin it removes existing lubricant before disappearing itself. No it doesn't. Sounds like it could be used as a lubricant. |
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Brakes in the rain
Brown Cat wrote:
Whilst cycling it started chucking it down with rain and I was wet through after 5-10 minutes. I noticed when I braked it didn't seem to have any effect at all, which forced me to get off and push my bike. I was able to have some brake power if I held the brakes down for about 5 seconds which I guessed was getting the water off the brake pads. Is this normal ? Ish. If you happen, for some reason, to have old style chromed steel rims, then consider yourself lucky to have such high performance brakes. If you more normal aluminum alloy rims then it sounds a bit of a long time. My old Tektro 'V' brake setup, with noname blocks on Rigida rims would lock the back wheel and bring me to an abrupt stop after about 1-2 revolutions of the front, but definitely down on dry conditions. So, what brakes/rims? Are the brakes ok in the dry? |
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On 23 Nov, 18:08, Tosspot wrote:
thirty-six wrote: On 23 Nov, 17:21, Jonathan Schneider wrote: WD40 should never be applied to a bike That's better in my opinion. WD40 is so thin it removes existing lubricant before disappearing itself. No it doesn't. Sounds like it could be used as a lubricant. Fantastic for giving a smooth reponse, of no brakes. |
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