Wahoo - I'm in!

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[pink poodle]

ok - #bikeonoven aside - new brakes ordered from Merlin - SLX7000's and Ice Tech rotors. Over kill for the bike, but the way I figure it, they're good enough brakes that I can take them off and put them on a new one (option f) later if I need to.

Thanks for the Merlin tip!

When you need to...not if.

Also, once those brakes are on:
https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/index.php?threads/bikeonoven.304044/

 

[stirk]

Keep the old brakes and try to fix them anyway, good way to learn how they work. Even though they are avids I'll pay postage for them if you plan on throwing them away as I'm teaching my son mechanics I'll get him to try and fix them.

 

[Mr Crudley]

Even though they are avids I'll pay postage for them if you plan on throwing them away as I'm teaching my son mechanics I'll get him to try and fix them.

Get him started on V-brakes first before potentially getting covered in DOT fluid.
After some experience, I can see it now in a neon sign .... 'Stirk and Son Avid Brake Repairs'. Sign me up and take my money.

 

[AnthonyB]

Keep the old brakes and try to fix them anyway, good way to learn how they work. Even though they are avids I'll pay postage for them if you plan on throwing them away as I'm teaching my son mechanics I'll get him to try and fix them.

...seems like the piston is stuck, general consensus seems to be (other than AvOid) that I need an adaptor to pressurise it with a track pump and blast it out, then, new seals, fluid, bleed etc. Parts are harder to come by now too...

Will let you know if I decide to bin them, but unlikely, I'm a hoarder - "one day I'll have a use for them"!

 

[AnthonyB]

...well, the bleed kit arrived before the brakes did! (probably given it only had to travel 40km vs. half way round the world!) Probably the right way round anyhow!

 

[stirk]

Do you have a compressor?

 

[pink poodle]

Do you have a compressor?

Go easy...mineral oil bukaki is not fun.

 

[AnthonyB]

Do you have a compressor?

Nope! But there's always an excuse for new toys!! ;-)

 

[goobags]

Go easy...mineral oil bukaki is not fun.

So is a DOT bukaki fun?


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[stirk]

Nope! But there's always an excuse for new toys!! ;-)

Do it, get one, so useful for all kinds of jobs.

Tubeless set up, blowing out dust from computers, and crud from engines, especially around spark plugs, before working on them, spray painting, punching out brake pistons, hair drying, I even use mine to 'sweep' the floor of the shed!

 

[pink poodle]

So is a DOT bukaki fun?


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I'm going to guess not. I've had a bit in a sensitive are once or twice and not been stoked.

 

[AnthonyB]

"Shipment Arrived within Destination Country"

 

[AnthonyB]

Wahoo - all arrived! Although looks like the levers are on the wrong side - left hand front pre-bled, right-hand rear not bled. Looks like I'll have to swap them over - good job I bought the bleed kit after all!

 

[wkkie]

Wahoo - all arrived! Although looks like the levers are on the wrong side - left hand front pre-bled, right-hand rear not bled. Looks like I'll have to swap them over - good job I bought the bleed kit after all!

Nice. There should be the extra olives and barbs you need to shorten and change then over as well in the packs there somewhere.

 

[AnthonyB]

Nice. There should be the extra olives and barbs you need to shorten and change then over as well in the packs there somewhere.

Thankfully, yeah, also the spacer blocks for the bleed too... Long weekend fun...!

 

[AnthonyB]

Thankfully, yeah, also the spacer blocks for the bleed too... Long weekend fun...!

...although, looks like I overlooked the shifter mounting - currently integrated clamp for the X9 and Avid Juicy. Seems like I need either an adaptor or direct clamps for the X9's. Guess I'm not doing it this weekend after all.

Something like these: https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/in...ers-mismatch-adapter-1-2.301306/#post-3051223