Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

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dbadger

There's a lot of travel in my brake levers before the pads bite the rotor, the levers nearly hit the handlebar when fully compressed.

This is a brand new groupset/ bike so I would be pissed off if I have to bleed it. Is there a simpler method?

rim brakes are so much easier

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Howard in reply to @dbadger

There's a lot of travel in my brake levers before the pads bite the rotor, the levers nearly hit the handlebar when fully compressed.

Road or flat bar?

This is a brand new groupset/ bike so I would be pissed off if I have to bleed it. Is there a simpler method?

If it's new take it back the shop. It should be set up for you. That said depending on your levers there might be bite point adjustment.

rim brakes are so much easier

Cable pull stuff is much easier, yeah.

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dbadger in reply to @Howard

Road bar. I bought it from an online Northern Irish retailer (which was circa 25% cheaper than others) so returning it would be obtuse as I live in Essex.

I hate not knowing what’s wrong with my bike, I need to get my head around all this hydraulic malark. I feel like I’ve entered the jet age.

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