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Had some Elixir 5s for over a year and they've been pretty good, but now I think they need a bleed - the brakes need 'pumping' before each descent to get the to work properly, and they lack the power they had from new. A few folk say that once air gets into Elixirs, it's almost impossible to get them right again, even using a bleed kit - something about it being v tricky to get rid of all the tiny bubbles. Anyone had any experience of this, and/or got tips (other than buy better brakes). Ta.
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There really easy to do.
No problems at all doing my cr,s.
Just follow this and you,ll be fine.
Worth cleaning the pistons first and apply some silicon grease to them.
I have rebuilt a pair of callipers and bled two sets of brakes following the online guides available for example:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/tech-tuesday-bleeding-avid-brakes-2010.html
This was my my first attempt at brake work. I found it quite straight forward. Both have been fine since.
Great, thanks for these - sounds encouraging.