Archive for March, 2008
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Bleeding Shimano Disk Brakes
Today we are going to take a look at bringing some life back into your Shimano disk brakes. Chances are your bike has been sitting in the garage over the winter neglected and waiting for a spring tune up. Now is the perfect time to break out your toolbox and start on some maintenance. It is recommended you bleed your brakes at least once a year to flush out any foreign materials that might have worked themselves into the system. Maybe some air is trapped in the lines causing your brakes to feeling spongy. A proper bleed will having them feeling solid again.
With this guide, you’ll learn to bleed your brakes and clean up your brake pads and rotor to remove any contaminates that might have accumulated from oil/brake fluid, road grime, or glazing. After this your brakes will feel much better and will be ready for some serious vertical!
