I’m having a specific issue with Shimano XT brakes (new ones) and hoping someone has a solution.
I don’t believe it to be a bleeding issue as it’s been bled by me countless times (with Shimano fluid and the little cuppy thing, had the lever clamped overnight, tapped the hose, dangled the hose vertically etc etc) and by the shop twice (by a decent mechanic) yet the problem persists.
I’m getting inconsistent lever feel from ‘normal’ to ‘rock hard with minimal lever travel’. It doesn’t go spongy or back to the bar.
It happens seemingly at random and not necessarily when the brake is warm (from dragging it for example). It could be straight away on a decent but then not at all on another decent. Usually, a couple of pulls on the lever sends it back to ‘normal’ again even mid decent?
Anyone else had this?