[Closed] Bedding in my Brakes!

IMO....

That IMO 😉

its a load go b*llox, just slap them in, ride up the road start stopping a bit and go and ride in the glorious sun and have a laugh!

I will be totally put in my place now... pulls up chair..

Without wanting to seem dismissive, just go for a ride and don't worry about it.

Thirded

Do they come with instructions? Follow them and if anything goes wrong you can legitimately bitch about it?

Have a search on here and check the manufacturers instructions. A series of hard stops is the usual way. IMO best done while pedalling downhill.

Lots of debate about this. Some pads / riding styles mean they bed in in normal riding, some need concious effort

Someone will come along in it a minute and tell you to ride fast brake without putting locking your wheels and repeat several times but essentially you do this on a normal ride anyway. In other words it's a load of shite.

See while I was typing it happened.

the best tip i ever had on here was to push back the pistons with the old pads still in before you fit the new ones 😉

Fourth'd. Just go out and ride. If you needed to bed them in there would be instructions on the pack. Only thing I do is get some 120 grit paper to rough up the surface of the disks - speeds up the natural bedding in

You risk warping your discs slightly. But there is no doubt that a nice heavy braking sesh to get the pads hot, followed by a water dousing brings the pads up to speed in no time.

rtfm

I tend to bed them by doing some hard braking downhills. This helps bed the brakes in to the surface of the disc rotor and bakes the friction material so it hardens at bit. Otherwise first gritty ride they wear down very quickly. Not so much of an issue this time of year admittedly. Not sure about dousing with water when hot tho.

the best tip i ever had on here was to push back the pistons with the old pads still in before you fit the new ones

agreed, Juicy 3s have one piston (two pistons on the 5s and upwards) so you really need to push it back in with a flat screwdriver before fitting the new pads otherwise

1-Pads wont seat properly
or
2-New pads will squeal like a banshee

If you've done the above and they still squeal, ride downhill and brake a few times

🙂

Think the J3 is a twin piston (ie one pair per caliper) same as the J5.

[i]he best tip i ever had on here was to push back the pistons with the old pads still in before you fit the new ones [/i]

Amazes me people don't just do that.

Drac - Member
he best tip i ever had on here was to push back the pistons with the old pads still in before you fit the new ones

Amazes me people don't just do that.

What, use common sense?

[i]What, use common sense? [/i]

Ah! Yes now I'm not amazed.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12602633&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=942732ec66ee5efb153bb76bd159deb8

If it's dry, just go ride. if your first ride is going to be wet and gritty it's worth hardening up new pads on a road hill first to make them last better. Deglazing the disc as above can work too if you can be bothered.

Hey guys, well thanks for the responses, the pads and brakes didn't come with specific instructions on how to bed in (in fact the instructions are vauge at best), so i'll think i'll go with the general consensus and go for some heavy-ish breaking whilst shooting down hills and trails (in dry conditions). Thanks again for your help fellas and ladies...happy trails,

Shakey

First time I rode my juicy 7s I almost got killed because the pads wouldn't stop me at a road junction. I'd get a heat cycle or two through them before you NEED to use them if I were you.

What smiffy said.

Well i've given it a go (i rode down a hill a couple of times braking hard after picking up speed) and then i used my brakes as normal one some trails; the front brake has improved but its performance is still limited...more bedding in required me thinks. Atlaz ur right about NEEDING to use them, there not there yet! Off topic, i've not been mountain biking very long; i started by doing xc with little jumps but recently i've started to move towards bigger stuff which i'm loving at the mo; problem is i'm struggling to make some of the distances on the doubles, and i don't think the issue is speed...i've seen lots of guys hit them with much less speed and make them comfortably. Looks like i'm lacking some technique, have any of you got any tips for jumping...one guy told me to try and compress my suspension (i've got a full sus)when entering the jump, it seems to help but often means i end up above my bike in the air as opposed to on my bike, leading to some sketchy landings. I'd be interested to hear your tips...Cheers guys,
😉

Shakey