thought as the brakes had an extreme winter (cold) and heard bad things about things seizing come cold winters and the likes, that perhaps one of the pistons had seized on the front brake….so had a play, got the pistons out so far, give them an IPA clean, then put some mineral oil in and around the pistons, pushed back in, did the same etc that it would cure my problem – however it has’nt!
its the lever itself, its catching or should i say it feels gritty on the very first initial tug on the brake, once it gets past that point its fine and smooth, yet the lever itself its almost crunchy/gritty ie. not smooth upon pulling first off for about 2mm of travel of the lever (then pulls in normal)….
i had a look at the underneath of the brake lever, there seems to be a roller of some sort for when the brake is depressed, so i gave this a clean, thinking thats where the said grit lay…but its still the same??? same crunch inital 2mm of travel on the lever? is there any where else i can lube or anywhere else it could be the problem? its really annoying and actually scared me a bit on some descents, as it feels almost like the the brake isnt going to pull in for a moment, like its seized/stuck?
i know theres enough folk on here who have them so any input really helpful 🙂 ive been hovering over some cheap formula rx brakes for a while, so will this send me over the edge 😆