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Re: Brakes and stuff
- Subject: Re: Brakes and stuff
- From: Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:00:16 +0000
Leatherbiker wrote:
>
> Jim
> frankly, you may suggest anything you want.
:-)
Some people seem to treat Lilleys as a Holy Cow, but the mechanics
there are human just like the rest of us.
> you're probably right.
> for an initial service, I'm sure they only allocate a certain
> slot, and since I had to wait around while they were doing it,
> such major surgery could have taken longer than I was willing to
> wait.
It took me at least an hour to do both front calipers.
> Dare I ask whether it's reasonable to have to have the brakes
> cleaned after 1200 miles?
No, I don't think it is. Unfortunately some bikes seem more prone than
others to seized brakes, and the Sprint ST appears to fall into this
category :-(
> See others' messages for how to actually do the pedal. There is
> a limit to how far down it will go - about 1 inch, I think.
An inch should be more than enough :-)
Jim
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