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Copper grease won't have done anything.
I'd never put copper grease near my pads. If it gets onto the pad surface it'll ruin them.
I'd think your pads were worn unevenly. Putting in new pads solved that.It's possible @lemonade that your rotor is bent, check that carefully. If the pads are old they might be worn funny too.
I'd check the rotor, if that's dead straight then replace the pads with new ones. A bent rotor can be trued.Also, check your headset. If that's worn or not set up right, it could be causing the movement. IF you've a rear brake, using both at the same time will prevent movement. Try applying the front brake and pushing the bike forward and see if it moves/flexes.
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Cheers. I mentioned copper grease as a lot of people online seem to have found this to help with their TRP brake judder. Obvs would be careful not to get any on the front of the pads.
This has happened from brand new so if the rotor was bent it came out of the box that way. From looking at the marks on the rotor where the pads have hit it, they do seem to be perhaps just low enough to be causing trouble with the rotor arms. Perhaps. The rotor itself is also grooved, which doesn't look sensible but surely can't be designed so badly that this would be a problem. I'm talking about the black notches here:
Hy Rds seem to have been sold with about 4 very different designs of rotor, from a look through Google images. Wonder if that's significant.
Headset seems free of play, bike shop agreed.
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I'm no expert but as mentioned, copper grease seems to be highly recommended on the internet.
It does specify a thin film on the back of the pads. Obviously I'm super careful to apply this without getting it any where else. Earbuds are your friend.
lemonade
Pete4Eyes
I had terrible judder on my front brake with a trp spyre and 160mm rotor. Copper grease on the back of the pads seems to have resolved that but I did also put new pads in at the same time... so could be either.