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Brakes are the only thing that can slow you down on a Mountain Bike, so getting them powerful enough is key to setting up your brakes. So follow these 5 hacks to get them working smooth and stopping you fast.
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@gmbn 7 лет назад

Do you have any more brake hacks? Let us know in the comments!

@fluffybunny3460 7 лет назад

Global Mountain Bike Network no sorry lol

@benbreakwell6885 7 лет назад

If you haven't got any disc brake cleaner just scrub a bit of washing up liquid onto the rotor with a clean brush. Works just aswell!

@svagi3182 7 лет назад

Global Mountain Bike Network. hi so i have problem with my mtb 3rd geare sounds very weird and when i want to shift from 3 to 4 it takes long to shift and when i want to shift from 2 3 shift id very loude any solution ? ( sory for nad gramar)

@mortendegn9691 7 лет назад

Tejas Shred Squad bmx for real - take them off :D

@migatron1 7 лет назад

Global Mountain Bike Network Use your shoe instead! Works a treat on Downhill runs!!!

@RidetheWild 4 года назад

You can use velcro straps for the lever cable tie hack, it's a little more eco than going through a load of cable ties.

@stevepetttyjohn7900 6 лет назад

Got this tip from on old timer mtb'r: You go faster if you don't use your brakes! Brilliant!

@jeskeland 7 лет назад

I went over the bars on some north shore today. . . Send prayers

@koko-lores 7 лет назад

Send videos to fails and bails

@nickrogers6441 7 лет назад

which trail?

@Create_o_raptor 7 лет назад

Qwerty the Clown savage

@calebn4959 7 лет назад

lol im sitting over here with my rim brakes

@elliottkim3358 5 лет назад

Yo try sanding ur rims if u haven't upgraded yet

@bmxriderforlife1234 5 лет назад

Don’t sand your rims. Just never buy painted rims for a rim brake bike. Anodized or chrome only. Anodized is less durable. Chrome works better except in the wet but anodizing can get damaged if the rim gets wet and any sand or dust gets on your bike. Same with chrome but it’s much harder. Clear pads or salmon pads are the best typically bmx style though. Clean your rims with rubbing alcohol and if your pads feel glazed over or you buy new ones sand them down so they feel fresh again.

@fastbicyclerider7300 5 лет назад

Caleb N het Magura hs33

@bmxriderforlife1234 5 лет назад

Are those the crazy ass Magura hydronic rim brakes that crush rims?

@Androidnoobz420 4 года назад

@@bmxriderforlife1234 true never buy painted rim brake they sound like dieing seals

@jackhaffenhoff1365 7 лет назад

When changing pads give the pistons a scrub with an old toothbrush before you lever them back into the calliper.

@johannvonderbecke3873 4 года назад

why

@jackhaffenhoff1365 4 года назад

@@johannvonderbecke3873 braking dust and general crud get deposited onto the exposed pistons. If you don't clean this stuff off when you push the pistons back into the caliper the debris gets pushed passed the piston seals into the braking fluid. Which can be absorbed into the fluid, damage the seals or create a medium for the oil to seep through.

@johannvonderbecke3873 4 года назад

@@jackhaffenhoff1365 thanks, my bike is currently under repair and I'll have a look at the pistons when I install my new brake pads (old one somehow got a chunk of pad ripped off)

@ajsummerhayes4639 7 лет назад

I machined my bleed block down 1mm total, 0.5m each side to advance my pistons during bleed. Currently running saint. I also check for warping of disc and true ( moderate difficulty level. Start with small tweaks). Lastly at the end of the video you simply pulled the funnel off. I wrap my grips and cover my front brake assembly (if I'm only doing the lever otherwise both wheels and pads are out on a bleed). When I remove the funnel I allow one or two drops to come out of the funnel until the surface tension is visible just above the hole. Then I screw in the bleed port screw and wipe it down with rubbing alcohol as it's less abrasive on paint and coatings. Good vid.

@pbillings808 7 лет назад

After topping off the fluid with the lever bleed, be careful about pushing your pistons back when changing your pads later. (You may have to remove the bleed screw again to gain enough room.)

@gonzalol1754 3 года назад

That just happened to me, took a bit of oil out and sorted 👍🏼

@junaustria0119 7 лет назад

Scott, on the bleeding part. You showed us what we normally do. Loosen the break lever to level the oil input cap. Also before that, you rotate the bike on a work stand to let any bubble to flow it's way up. I have a work stand that I can lower the clamp near waist high. Now I got the idea of bleeding my bike without loosening the break lever, just rotate the bike and bleed.

@NerdsonDirtMTB 7 лет назад

I tried the invert your bike with the levers zip tied down hack, worked great!

@tonyhilton1453 3 года назад

Where does the air go? Isn't still in the system and will cause soft brakes still.

@gatoryak7332 3 года назад

I beg your pardon, sir. You most assuredly did not invert my bike.

@NerdsonDirtMTB 3 года назад

@@gatoryak7332 lol

@TheButlerNZ 4 года назад

08:12 actually you should tap the brake lines BEFORE removing the zip ties as bubbles even under pressure will still tend to stick to the surface and not just travel all the way up. The reason you use the zip ties is that under pressure (when the brakes are pulled on hard) any bubble will compress and shrink) The smaller the bubble, the easier it travels through the fluid. You can experiment with a drinking straw and a carbonated drink. put your finger over the end of a full straw and the bubbles still travel up ok. Suck on the straw (not too hard so it doesn't collapse) and seal it with your tongue. The bubbles expand from the vacuum, and stop moving up as fast, if at all. Release the suck, the bubbles shrink back to their original size and continue their travels. This is slightly different as you are removing pressure to make the bubbles bigger, where applying force on your brakes is putting pressure on the bubbles, making them smaller. We used the same trick on Motorbikes but it was best done on the road trip with the bike on the trailer etc, where the travel vibrations did the work of vibrating the now smaller bubbles up the brake lines.

@Christophe_L 7 лет назад

If you have brakes that have any cam system (Shimano Servowave for instance), pushing the pistons in means that you'll be squeezing on the rotor when your lever is in the "hard" part of the cam, which is to say, the bit of the stroke where you have less mechanical advantage. It's fine if you have strong forearms, I suppose.

@richardjones2811 4 года назад

Great tip on reducing piston travel mate. I bled my 4 pot deore XT brakes yesterday. Even though it was a perfect bleed, the lever has way too much travel before the pads engage. Think it was the Shimano bleed block being to wide when bleeding. I was going to re-bleed after taking some material off the side of the bleed block but I'll try your hack first. Thank you. Rich

@FuknNoName 4 года назад

Same. I did a perfect bleed and once pads were back in too much level travel and no worthwhile bite adjuster on those brakes. So that trick works really well.

@christophercondron5388 3 года назад

Same ere. Only for you tube I would be fucked.

@federicogomezdelc.1882 7 лет назад

The last hack is pretty good! I use to change the angle of the lever up and down (+ and - 45 degrees), then squish it a cuple more time and you will see more bubbles coming out! #gmbnrocks

@andrewmotolko5396 7 лет назад

do a positive pressure after your lever bleed. leaving your back wheel on, be careful not to get the mineral oil or dot on the disk. use the syringe and push the pads to the disk for super solid stopping power. works well with tektro and hayze.

@z33tanner 5 лет назад

Gmbn is legitmately revitalizing my Old 2011 GT avalanche the cable tie trick worked wonders! I will be bleeding them soon but this works for now my brakes feel 3x better than before!

@joelbackman100 7 лет назад

Great Video. I tried your tipp with the pressure over night and it worked perfectly! Thanks a lot.

@AntiGrafZahl 4 года назад

I wonder how it actually works. There was some explanation missing in the video. What is the point of having the air at the top, can it get out of the system up there? Otherwise I so t see how it should alter the behaviour of my brakes ever so slightly?

@filipcernak9975 7 лет назад

Rip Scotty

@supercarsofchester4319 7 лет назад

what? is this a joke or what? because Scotty ain't dead...

@mentaldan666 7 лет назад

Lmao. Guessing you haven't seen the latest Dirt Shed Show. Scott has left GMBN.

@supercarsofchester4319 7 лет назад

Lmao. Guessing you didn't read that guys comment. It said "Rip" not "left" and also I knew he left, I was just saying he isn't dead. Read peoples comments comments before you have a go at someone. Thanks.

@christophelepine6926 7 лет назад

that's because he leaves GMBN

@mentaldan666 7 лет назад

Supercars of Chester I read your comment just fine. And I wasn't having a go at you at all.

@Toastybear1 7 лет назад

Nothing on my bike works that well- it seems like such an easy job here, but 6 hours and much swearing later my brakes are still crap

@johnwheels89 6 лет назад

toasty bear what brakes ?

@billybull7419 5 лет назад

@@johnwheels89 yes

@serowan 5 лет назад

@@billybull7419 He was asking what kind

@billybull7419 5 лет назад

@@serowan yes

@serowan 5 лет назад

@@billybull7419 oh yeah yeah

@alexguiver815 4 года назад

Cool vid with a few things I haven't tried. A few people in the comments saying they have to realign their calipers every time they remove the wheel; that's usually because the orientation of the spindle in relation to the dropouts has changed in the process of removing the wheel. In engineering there's no such thing as a straight line so even if there's nothing wrong with your hubs this will make a noticeable difference. After aligning your calipers, put a spot of paint on the spindles where they align with the open part of the dropouts, then put them back in with the paint at the same place every time and the calipers/rotors should still be aligned. This is more noticeable with rim brakes but I've had it happen on discs as well, even with small (160mm) rotors

@4c107 7 лет назад

definitely going to try storing the bike with the levers depressed, nice tip

@jleau89 7 лет назад

pressed?

@JS-tb9hu 7 лет назад

depressed means pushed in and is therefore correct

@jleau89 7 лет назад

J S so what's when not pressed in

@tjnorth210 7 лет назад

J L not pressed? Unpressed? Normal?

@ThunderStruckMTB 7 лет назад

Don't use the ball end of a hex key to loosen or tighten a bolt with lots of torque.... unless you like rounded fasteners.

@icecreamtrucker6400 7 лет назад

I swear they made the same video a few months ago.

@billmorley4134 7 лет назад

IceCreamTrucker yep

@bullwhipjohnson8247 7 лет назад

IceCreamTrucker You're probably right. I think this is a re-run. I miss Scotty already.😥

@lman22 4 года назад

@@bullwhipjohnson8247 where did he go

@tjnorth210 7 лет назад

Thanks! These tips really helped, my brakes haven't always been what I'd have called reliable, but now they seem to work quite well!

@TheButlerNZ 4 года назад

0:20 uhhh no.... if we're taking caliper pistons then we're talking hydraulics... and the thing with a pair of opposed hydraulic pistons is... they self center and the load is even, no matter if the disk is to the left or the right. Centering the disk is not extremely important.. but it does stop the disk from contacting the caliper.. which is when you will get one piston working different to the other. As the compresability of a fluid is almost zero (I think water compresses about 1% at 200 bar) the volume of oil on top of a piston makes near no difference if it is more on one side than the other. You can test this for yourself by completely releasing the bolts on the caliper and pulling on the brake as hard as you like... Apart from seal expansion increasing stiction, so there will be some stiffness, you can move the caliper left or right and it will remain where ever you move it, as the force from both pistons will always be providing an equal amount of work. If the disk goes to one side, you have a jamming piston.

@johannorberg4174 7 лет назад

Dave Garland stated that way of centering the caliper is the easy quick fix and that you should always use your eyes to center the disc between the pads. Personally I would agree but this method do work well enough.

@devon08059 7 лет назад

I've heard of brake bleed before but didn't know what they mentioned now I do thanks. Now if something in the brake feels weird or I need to bleed the lever now I can thanks.

@mo.downhill6760 5 лет назад

Thank you very much, Frankly this is what I'm looking for.

@gstarvega1320 4 года назад

Never trust someone who has his rear brake on the left side of the bars!

@albion1748 4 года назад

😬 Mines on the left 😂

@michelsebastian7 4 года назад

@@albion1748 haha same

@richardjones2811 4 года назад

What like the rest of the world besides North America.

@sirus_blue Год назад

Mines on the left but some times I ride right on jump bike depens how I'm feeling

@bassineveryday8319 7 лет назад

Dude this helped me I have a trek Jack made it into a dirt jumper and Avid bb7s on it and new pads and I wanna get the most out of em. Thanks yall

@MTBdropIN 7 лет назад

Is anyone else confused on how that paper works? Clarification would be awesome thanks guys for the vid

@tomhornsey9738 7 лет назад

MTBdropIN yeah I am

@Abstrackt88 7 лет назад

Mee too :/

@debianowns4393 7 лет назад

It's just another method to centre the caliper, it can be pretty good if one piston is outperforming the other one(In this case the pulling the lever then tightening method doesnt work). Loosen the 2 caliper bolts, pack out either side of the rotor with an equal amount/thickness of paper/card either side then retighten the caliper bolts.

@JB-mw5rg 7 лет назад

Get your caliper fixed!

@lux-3001 6 лет назад

MTBdropIN the trick he forgot to mention is that you have to write a note on the paper saying "Brake pads, please align".

@charlielawty7173 7 лет назад

I was wanting to know this yesterday aswell

@omaha919 6 лет назад

I plan on trying that paper trick @ 1:37, thanks for posting this video.

@eeroheinala4481 7 лет назад

best brake hack is to spray wd-40 in to brake pads

@TacBandit 7 лет назад

Eero Heinälä definitely. Put WD40 on the discs after you clean the bike to stop them rusting.

@aussietrail-rider1492 7 лет назад

Eero Heinälä and make sure you rub any dirt off with your fingers 👍👌

@matbostock8650 6 лет назад

wd-40 in the pads?are you taking the piss?

@ronnienewis7055 5 лет назад

WTF Why did you make me do this man my Shimano XT brakes are ruined they cost me a fortune 🤔

@plasmatron6 5 лет назад

I heard, extra virgin olive oil is much better

@DimitrosSJ 7 лет назад

at last I saw a proper brake setup - right front and left rear! Maybe not a big deal trick, but - ALWAYS! break-in your new pads, at least 12-15 progressive brakings without completely stopping the bike. Breaked in pads will have better brake power and longer life.

@richardcolbourne6151 3 года назад

Thank you mate. Sorted my problem out immediately 👍

@dartwadermovies 7 лет назад

Good tip is to put some silicon lubricant on almost fully extended pistons. It will make them work more freerly which should improve modulation.

@lux-3001 6 лет назад

A better tip is to put some mineral oil on them.

@87122tony 4 года назад

Really like these videos, I like my brakes firm too, I must try the cable tie trick! I have done the disk out piston close up, glad to know its a good hack!

@PITTS-yp9gs 5 лет назад

Another really good way to make your breaks better is to rub some Cain loob on the discs really helps

@denishuber7758 5 лет назад

still usung trustworthy shimano deore xt parallel v brakes....very powerfull...still can send you over the bars...stopie is no problem at all

@phorest 4 года назад

Two advantages of disc brakes - they still work when you're riding in the rain and the modulation is much better.

@RGCastro7 7 лет назад

We'll miss you, Scotty! Best luck to you in your upcoming challenges, man.

@SportCampTirol 3 года назад

Awesome dude! Just what I was needing!!

@oJ862 7 лет назад

if your brakes aren't returning or scraping the disc you can try lubricating the piston with the appropriate oil for your brake by removing the pads and squeezing the lever to expose the piston. then sparingly apply oil with a cotton bud, push the pistons back in and wipe of any excess oil

@unconventional_health 7 лет назад

oJ862 thanks

@matfly4832 Год назад

Really cool man, thanks

@UnicornBikes 7 лет назад

R.I.P. Scotty, gone but not forgotten.

@vinshinity 7 лет назад

have a improvises bleeder kit you can buy at a pharmacy, easy to use, i had to improvised due to they dont sell shimano bleeding kits here in our country , i simple use a cyringe :)

@VincentComet-l8e 3 года назад

Very helpful - thanks for posting!

@Pr0crustesify 5 лет назад

Thanks for the tips, worked a treat!

@grege2383 7 лет назад

the brake bleed for the air to go to the brake levers. The handlebars were turned to the left making the brake line higher than the lever.

@dklyne 4 года назад

The zip tie method overnight works great. I had very soft brakes and now they are nice and firm.

@bigmantomatohead3348 4 года назад

Do you bleed them after?

@dklyne 4 года назад

Big man tomato head . I didn’t bleed them after. I just tied them up for the night. The next day the front ones were solid and the rear ones were a LOT firmer but not solid. So I actually just tied the rear brake up again for tonight. And hopefully it should turn out the way the front one did.

@bigmantomatohead3348 4 года назад

Daniel Lyne okay thanks for your reply

@dklyne 4 года назад

Big man tomato head your welcome

@kares83 6 лет назад

Wow very good video! So good tips. Thank you

@stewartcohen7683 5 лет назад

The zip-tie fix is the bomb!

@lewiscraik83 7 лет назад

A really helpful video, especially the tip about ziptie-ing the levers. My brakes are now firmer than they were. Still not perfect though.

@lewiscraik83 7 лет назад

Du Flanke Yes. Tektro HDC330.

@jrossnjax7 Год назад

Great hacks and tips! Can you tell me why my rear disc brake makes like a horn noise when I use them? Not actually a horn sound but not sure how to describe the sound. It's a braking squeak rubbing sound before bike comes to a stop. Only my back brake does this.

@denismacfarlane255 6 лет назад

You forgot to rotate thr lever 30 degrees forward and back during the lever bleed process as per shimano recommendations....sometimes a few bubbles come out by doing so.

@corymauch779 3 месяца назад

I’m not understanding what you did on the back when you took the rear wheel off. You squeezed the brakes a bit and let it go. What did that accomplish? On mine I have too much travel when I squeeze the brakes and want to fix that so I have a firm handle.

@smithgov 6 лет назад

Like your videos very helpful...But please stop calling basic bike maintenance and care "hacks". This term is way overused on RU-vid and in most cases is nothing more than common sense.

@smithgov 6 лет назад

And also use a rubber band instead of zip tie, no sense wasting a perfectly good zip tie and adding more plastic to the land fill.

@Mistic00727 Год назад

What disk brake cleaner is used? I read that canned brake cleaner leaves oil residue.

@Wimbelder 7 лет назад

hack if your brake pats have oil on IT and they don't brake any more then hold them above you're gas stove for about 10 min they wil change color but they wil brake again

@dancingkids5158 5 лет назад

I think I'm having this issue right now. Squeals really nasty with none of the braking. Do I need to sand down after roasting?

@mattysaiyan4 5 лет назад

I find every time i take my wheel out and put it back in its never the same!!! Anyone else or is it just me?

@mikesmith691 5 лет назад

Same here. I have learned to adjust the caliper every time I put the wheel on.

@fastbicyclerider7300 4 года назад

Matty B is the caliper this?

@alexguiver815 4 года назад

@Matty B That's usually because the orientation of the spindle in relation to the dropouts has changed in the process of removing the wheel. In engineering there's no such thing as a straight line so even if there's nothing wrong with your hubs this will make a noticeable difference. After aligning your calipers, put a spot of paint on the spindles where they align with the open part of the dropouts, then put them back in with the paint at the same place every time and the calipers/rotors should still be aligned. This is more noticeable with rim brakes but I've had it happen on discs as well, even with small (160mm) rotors

@999momak 7 лет назад

What to do if one of my calipers is too much out and wont retract all the way in* Brakes are shimano br-m 395

@koko-lores 7 лет назад

push em back in. Make sure not to scratch them, so use for example plastic tyre levers

@999momak 7 лет назад

koko lores i did that and when i remove lever it retracts out again. it doesnt stay retracted. i think it has dust that fucked him up cause i ride on dusty roads

@gmbn 7 лет назад

Sounds like the last time the brake was bled the pistons weren't pushed back enough. With the wheel and pads removed, undo the bleed port on the lever and push the pistons in the calliper back with a soft tyre leaver. Some fluid should spill out of the top of the lever. Once the pistons are back in place, top up the fluid on the lever and screw bleed port back in. Although we would only recommend doing this if you are confident doing your own bike repairs, if not, take to your local bike shop.

@999momak 7 лет назад

fixed at bike shop! Guy said my brakes have square cylinders inside so when you push caliper in you gotta go up and down with lever to reset the brake to original position

@lux-3001 6 лет назад

Sounds like you followed the brainiac advice from GMBN for burping the levers at 8:00 without installing the bleed blocks. If the pads are worn out too much, you will overfill the system with fluid and pistons won't have space to push them back.

@michaelmyers6729 7 лет назад

Ahahaha everyone saying Rip Scotty... He may be gone but he won't be forgotten, Legend

@ernestantonioching 7 лет назад

Winters chill he left gmbn?

@zacjohnson452 5 лет назад

Michael Myers he didn’t die...

@sean0611 7 лет назад

I accidentally hit my brakes with the wheels off during washing so I pushed the pistons back out but I didnt take off the pads, is that ok? (I used a flathead screwdriver)

@hookedonfishing.6021 Год назад

So you hold your brake lever in while you tighten the caliper ?

@sean0611 7 лет назад

A trick to put the paper in more easily is to push out the pads all the way, although it takes a little more work

@alleynefletcher6253 4 года назад

Thanks for ur advice

@smixsix3307 7 лет назад

Great hacks! Loved them!

@herenow2895 4 года назад

The cable tie "hack" ? cannot possibly make the levers more firm as you suggest @ 7:04 Any air in the system will still be there, so it will all feel the same. It may be a good way to get any air up to the top of the system for quick removal, but wont firm things up until any air is removed.

@andrebartels1690 5 лет назад

Your zip-tie-over-night hack is very nice. But you don't seem to apply much force to the levers here. That is why I suggest to substitute the zip-ties with Velcro cable ties instead. Those are reusable.

@marcdxn87 6 лет назад

Would like to see scotty come back for a visit on the shed.

@dimensionsofearth 7 лет назад

It seems like nobody knows how to use the shimano bleed kit funnel. If you use the funnel plug as a plunger it creates a vacuum which can pull air from two feet down the line it's just a lot easier and quicker than pulling the lever which does work as well.

@lock_estunts5685 6 лет назад

If your brake pads get contaminated either put them in the oven or take a blow torch to them for just a little bit to burn of the oil and get a fresh layer of the pad

@vaiosm5818 7 лет назад

good tips. thx a lot

@TommyBlazeHD Год назад

I just finished bleeding my front brakes because they barely grabbed. After bleeding them, the issue still persists. There’s no way to adjust the brake so that it grabs sooner. Does this mean I need to install new brake pads? The pads barely touch the disc.

@neilbridson8229 5 лет назад

Aggh, snipping the zip-ties!! why not just use a pin/nail to release the zip-tie and reuse them?

@mikesmith691 5 лет назад

Use an elastic band instead of the zip tie ??

@zacjohnson452 5 лет назад

Chris Luck most wont hold well

@tiesdevos6897 7 лет назад

a tyre puncture will slow you down aswell

@dstroud666 3 года назад

Falling off works for me!

@joshcooper4337 6 лет назад

recently i went on my friends bike he has hope quad pistons this was WAY to sharp didn't really slow me down down just made the bike skid so im not to sure how sharp you really want some brake?

@phusanghuynh7907 4 года назад

Fix the problem with better tree on the wheels

@MarcinGardea 5 лет назад

Why the levers were squeezed overnight? I think leaving the bike in this position without squeezing the levers would do the same, wouldn't it? Does this aplly to Tektro hydraulic brakes? Don't you need to bleed the oil through the caliper bleeder? Anyway, thanks for the video. I'll definitely try this.

@markschuette3770 4 года назад

my disc brake caliper doesn't have those top "post" adjusting bolts??? is there some other way some calipers aline with the rotor??

@cam.m2695 7 лет назад

if you like your brakes a certain position than mark it on the brakes and the handle bar then you can just line them up

@frostbite8572 5 лет назад

Can you do one of these vids but for disk brakes without the fluid in it

@Henuman 7 лет назад

Good hacks, nice bike btw... Propa xc shredder...

@allenjanes5976 6 лет назад

Very nice thanks

@clemc00l0900 7 лет назад

very very good video !!!

@dogiela 4 года назад

Thanks for help

@jackprice4740 3 года назад

Bike feels a lot better after this 👍

@TheTrailGlider 7 лет назад

Here's one more hack. Brakes squealing is because they were contaminated with oil, brake fluid etc. Remove brake pads, put them on the barbecue. watch for fumes coming off the brake pad surface, when the smoke stops you are done. Alternatively, use a propane torch. Works wonders for sintered metal pads, they are made to withstand high temperatures. Have not tried with organic.

@srs_lol 5 лет назад

Thank you

@Monster-hx8qx 4 года назад

I can hear the front brake of my new trek roscoe 8 already slipped on the disk when I turn the wheel around. This means that the disk isn’t straight anymore, right?

@lukasamarzija2065 3 года назад

Brilliant!

@TonyFernandezjkdjedi 7 лет назад

Great vid! thanks!

@socas_nic 7 лет назад

Tomorrow is my birthday and Scotty just left :/ at least he left lots of videos behind him ;)

@polishguywithhardtospellna8227 7 лет назад

3:30 watch out for this perfect hack: how to make perfect Shimano brakes (that are not rubing every 500m as they have enough distance between pads and disc) to work like useless Sram brakes, that everyone gets fed up because of constant alignment issues and swaps for shimano.... :-)

@TEAKY88 3 года назад

One side pad in my hydraulic brake is not moving at all. How to fix that

@wylnd 7 лет назад

I have a MT5 (front) and MT6 (back) combo and although I recently bled those brakes, I dont have a real endpoint when pulling the levers. I can pull right trough to the grips. The wheels block at the desired point, but I can pull a bit harder and go through. They really don't feel firm and I hate it. Can anyone help?

@charliejohann3595 7 лет назад

"brakes are the one thing on your bike that will slow you down" haha scotty brakes dont slow me down half as much as I slow myself down.

@saladcake5399 6 лет назад

Question to tip 4: If the air is brought to the lever overnight it is still in the breaking system and now just all in the top part at the lever. The air doesn't go out, this can only be done with bleeding right?

@ride.live.mtbfilms3643 6 лет назад

who knows

@dalecs47 6 лет назад

I now have my first bike with hydraulic brakes. I hate it because I am an old timer and like to work on my bike upside down, like when fixing flats. Doing so introduces air in the hydraulic system, a major bitch when on a long ride. No one ever warned me about this problem. The cure is bleeding or burping, not practical out on the road.