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Originally Posted by aziel I recently got a used kona Roast and I very pleased with it. However the brakes don't stop the bike. This is a problem when going down steep trails. They will slow me down to a point, but no matter how hard I squeeze the levers I can't lock up the wheels. I have Hayes mechanical MX-1's and I took out the pads and they looked really scratched and pitted, but with plenty of surface area left. The brakes do make alot of noise, hisses and sqeals when I yank on the levers. Should I get new pads? Other than cleaning the rotors and pads, is there anything else that I can do? Mahalo
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The pads may have gotten contaminated with oil. If so, no amount of cleaning will fix them. I'd suggest pad replacement. Initially the new pads will not seem any better, but as they bed in your braking should improve dramatically. Clean your discs thoroughly with brake cleaner before installing the new pads.
You should also service the cables and/or consider replacing the inners and outers. Buildup of crud will increase cable drag and give what seems to be poor brake performance when in reality a lot of the lever pressure is not making it to the brake pad.
Hence my move to hydraulics. HFX 9's rock.
06-30.-2007
Re: My new Giant Yukon, wrong brakes? 
. i got the giant stp2 and on the site it says it comes with mx2 disc brakes and it has the gx2's. at first my back and front brakes didnt work very well but if you ride around with then on slightly for a bit they will work great, im really mad though cause on my front brake my inner pad adjuster is stuck and wont move at all and now i have no adjustment so its ether keep a good pad in or get a new rotor.
Re: My new Giant Yukon, wrong brakes? 
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