Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

Jagwire xl complete set in the box and i them had to buy an extra length of outer because lynskey has it all the way pegged on the outside . That was annoying. Just search online like bills bikes.

3 mtrs of brake outer only

http://jagwire.com/products/diy-cable-kits/road-pro-xl-complete-kit

Find an LBS with a Moore Large account (most of them) and ask them to order in one of the 10m reels of KEB outer. It's £28 trade so maybe offer them that for half of it, although I've just checked their website and black is out of stock until 30/11.

um, I have an Avid Elixir brake on my polo bike which is lovely, but i want to trim the hose. Can I use any olive and barb, or does it need to be an Avid one?

Get the avid ones. Different brakes have different size hoses. Shimano even have two different barb sizes.

thanks, what about olive sizes? are they more standard?

Y u no ask polo thread? ;)

Hope E4 & X2, Tech 3 levers.

The pads are running so close to the rotors that they're rubbing, albeit lightly: the wheels still spin briefly but you can hear the pads rubbing.

It appears that the pads aren't retracting when the lever is released.

Everything is brand new.

Will a bleed improve things?

Messed with the bite point adjust?

Out of the box, it was fully wound out.

I've just tried winding it in and didn't see any difference.

I assumed "out" would give the most clearance.

Hope E4 & X2, Tech 3 levers.

Try fiddling with the reach adjustments as well, Wind it out so there as max reach.

Wut lul

wut lul

Will do!

Changing the bite point control or the reach changes the shape of the lever - it doesn't effect the placement of the piston * and has no effect on the position of the pads.

* well, maybe .5mm

I've not played with new hopes properly. Probably squeezed the lever without a rotor and the pads adjusted. Pop them out and reset the pistons.

Are disc brakes supposed to be really noisy when it rains? Also mine didn't seem to be that great in the rain tonight?

Not really, cable pull disc brakes are more prone to this (especially the single sided one).

Performance should remain the same, or near identical.

I think it depends on the pads? I think sintered are significantly worse in the wet which is a compromise made for the longer life of the pads

Wut lul.

Rain will introduce more contaminants to the pads. Grit can wear them down very fast, and if shit like diesel gets splashed on to your pads then you're screwed.

Mine are.

Sintered/metal pads are much noisier than resin

All you who told me to avoid cable discs...
well let me tell you, I bought a pinnacle. And it has bb7. And I can do endos like a trials bike. Yes they don’t have fantastic modulation but they stop me on a dime. Which is what counts really

Of course they stop. Now. But wait until your cables are stretched, rusty and full of road grit :)

Full outers though. Pads I think will let me down. I didn't replace my pads nearly often enough on rim brakes

When they work they are fine. The problem is it becomes a full time job keeping them in full working order.

Ain’t nobody got time for that.