About two days ago i got a mongoose thunderball with maxpro discs and when i originally rode it both seemed like they wwere constantly rubbing and the back was always a bit kinda held back. Anyway i took it back to the shop and they said that the discs were a bit warped but alot of discs come new like that. So he fixed it up and the back is riding well and the front still rubs a bit but the squek was gone. I took it back agian that arvo aand he said over time the front should just come back into place. Anyway this arvo i was riding some pretty easy dh trails and the front is squeaking again and it is more notcieable. SHould i take it back again, does anyone have same experience with discs.
Discs Sounding a bit squeaky
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ELX
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Yeah that wat i recon it would be. There lower end disks so dont expet them to be as good as XT's or antthing. Porbably just need wearing in. There Pro Max. But yeah take it back if your worried but it's gonna probaby get worse and worse as the bike gtes older till it's 6 week servicecause if cable streching and stuff. But your forks and stuff will all work in after a bit of riding. New bikes always seem to fell pretty stiff for a little while till they have been riden a fair bit and have wamred in.
i don't mind the maxpro setup for general riding/playing about, but they are a little noisy generaly. and they take forever to bed in properly.
also remember jrad, that almost every disc out there is buckled and warped to some extent, and that a slight amount of "scrubbing", the disc ouching the pads while the brakes are off, is fairly normal. if it becomes a problem (either the wheel is being slowed down, or the pads/disc are heating up and squealing) then get it looked at, but otherwise just ride it around for a while and see how you go.
it is pretty normal for a rider to be worried about things that are happening on a new bike, but try not to obssess about it, and just enjoy the ride.
also remember jrad, that almost every disc out there is buckled and warped to some extent, and that a slight amount of "scrubbing", the disc ouching the pads while the brakes are off, is fairly normal. if it becomes a problem (either the wheel is being slowed down, or the pads/disc are heating up and squealing) then get it looked at, but otherwise just ride it around for a while and see how you go.
it is pretty normal for a rider to be worried about things that are happening on a new bike, but try not to obssess about it, and just enjoy the ride.
Yeh i have been riding down huge hills and braking heavily but it hgasnt made much difference. I did a bit of adjusting and they are a loittle better but less power in lever i spsoe i will jsut get used to it. By the way DRUM i did search but nothing was specific to this topic. Maybe it was just i was searching for not the right topic
J3T-PuLsAr
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my front disc rubs sumtimes too, mine are jsut tecktro(cheap) i adjusted the lever out abit with the little windy part on the side and found it stopped squeeking. try applying the brake slightly while riding and see if the squeeking stops. if it does stop then adjust the side part on the lever, if it doesn work, try sumthing else..
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oh ok yeh, so it was what i said? cool....well not really
ELX
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Jrad just forget bout things like that cause untill there wear in you will be at the bike shop everysecond day or wont be stoping on hills anywhere near as well. Just ingorw it it will stop after a while. Thigs on the bike are going to get either better or worse like forks will get better cables will strech and get worse. Just wait till your 6 week or month service.
I've got a relatively new Mongoose too (Rockadile LED). The disks on this rub the pads a bit too. However, sometimes they actually squeak. Anyone got any idea what the difference between a slight rub (scratchy noise) and a high pitched squeak?
BTW, how long does it take for discs to be fully bedded in ? I hear this 6 week stuff all the time but some peeps ride every day, others only on weekends..... So far I've put 200km on the bike, At least half off-road. Surely thats bedded in !?!?!
schmik
BTW, how long does it take for discs to be fully bedded in ? I hear this 6 week stuff all the time but some peeps ride every day, others only on weekends..... So far I've put 200km on the bike, At least half off-road. Surely thats bedded in !?!?!
schmik
neko
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Not if you don't brake. It's all relative to the amount of braking you do. If you ride to school for two weeks they'll be resonably bedded. If you ride downhill they'll be good in an afternoon.
The standard is 35 hard stops. Go find a big hill, roll down it with your brakes dragging, that is, with them pulled on enough to keep you moving at a consisten speed.
When you get to the bottom, your rotors should be nice and hot. Get a water bottle and squirt the rotors. This will cool them rapidly, causing the little bit of brake pad that gets imbeded in the rotor to bond nicely.
Do this three of four times. It should stop the squeek and it'll improve your braking heaps.
P.s. I don't mean some little hump in town. I mean like a BIG hill. If you have someone with a car that can drive you back to the top, that would be good.
The standard is 35 hard stops. Go find a big hill, roll down it with your brakes dragging, that is, with them pulled on enough to keep you moving at a consisten speed.
When you get to the bottom, your rotors should be nice and hot. Get a water bottle and squirt the rotors. This will cool them rapidly, causing the little bit of brake pad that gets imbeded in the rotor to bond nicely.
Do this three of four times. It should stop the squeek and it'll improve your braking heaps.
P.s. I don't mean some little hump in town. I mean like a BIG hill. If you have someone with a car that can drive you back to the top, that would be good.
wonderllama
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just lube em up a bit to stop those squeaks!!!!!
NO WAIT dont
hahaha just kidin
NO WAIT dont
hahaha just kidin
My mongoose has the maxpro discs on it too. When i first got it they where a little warped but after a bit of a service last night I found that they are nearly dead straight now. This allowed me to tighten the pads in and get heaps more tension in the lever. All sorted now!
BTW, I'll have to try that water thing on them.
BTW, I'll have to try that water thing on them.