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Vincent J. Souki
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I recently purchased a Giant 2002 NRS1 with Hayes disc brakes. On the
long downhills where the brakes need to be applied regularly to attempt
to keep the speed a little in control ( 3 clavical fx in 12 years) , the
hot pads or rotor expands enough to cause a serious drag like I need to
pedal hard to continue on slight downhill grades. Once the brakes cool
off a bit the expansion goes back down and the brake drag lessens enough
as to not be noticed. Is this just a phenom with the Hayes brakes or is
this thermal expansion problem inherent in all the dics brake systems.
Any knowledge, experiences or remedy with this issue would be greatly
appreciated. I really love riding this full suspension machine but those
brakes suck real bad so far. Previously riding a Specialized Extreme
FSR with LX V-brakes - no problems........... Help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thanks for your time.!
long downhills where the brakes need to be applied regularly to attempt
to keep the speed a little in control ( 3 clavical fx in 12 years) , the
hot pads or rotor expands enough to cause a serious drag like I need to
pedal hard to continue on slight downhill grades. Once the brakes cool
off a bit the expansion goes back down and the brake drag lessens enough
as to not be noticed. Is this just a phenom with the Hayes brakes or is
this thermal expansion problem inherent in all the dics brake systems.
Any knowledge, experiences or remedy with this issue would be greatly
appreciated. I really love riding this full suspension machine but those
brakes suck real bad so far. Previously riding a Specialized Extreme
FSR with LX V-brakes - no problems........... Help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thanks for your time.!