Last weekend I changed some pads on my wife’s car. Easy peasy – one piston to retract and that can be done with a great big g-clamp from the side. Put it all back together – instantly re-centred, minimal drag.
This weekend, I have lost my riding time to buggering about with sticking pistons on one side of a set of Hope Minis. And my bike with Avids is out of action waiting for me to do a caliper rebuild for the same reason!
So, why does nobody make single piston bike brakes?
If I had to guess it would be something to do with either power (I don’t really understand the physics of single vs dual pistons), drag or rattling of the floating caliper – although the latter isn’t an issue in the car.
Any mechanically minded people out there care to explain?