Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

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t.o. in reply to @hippy

Hadn’t seen this. Super helpful, thank you - I can’t lock the wheels so I think a full brake service is in order first!

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hippy in reply to @t.o.

Something is up if you can't lock the wheels up. I'm running slick 28s and if I jab the brakes too hard I'm definitely skidding down the road. Your pads and/or rotors are worn, contaminated or maybe shit.

Could also be that the bleed is shit so the brake levers are at the bars before full force is applied?

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lemonade in reply to @hippy

I can easily lock up the rear (haven't tried the front!) with BB7s and I'm not light, so yeah something isn't right
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gbj_tester in reply to @hippy

Something is up if you can't lock the wheels up

On dry tarmac, the limit of the front brake should be a stoppie rather than a skid

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