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I have formula oro k24 which have never missed a beat and been as powerful as anything until a few weeks ago when I took it round Cannock chase trail centre in the wet and the mud. I then washed the bike as I always would and since then the brakes have been rubbish. The back pads now have a fair bit of wear on them and I have had to change reach adjust otherwise it doesn't bite properly until it hits the grips. Even doing that though the back wheel still wont lock up. There is still material left on the pad so I don't know what is going on. The brake doesn't feel as firm and definite as it used to so may need a bleed? the front is better but still not as good as it used to be.
Need it sorted as due to go to the lakes in a few weeks.
help would be appreciated, LT
just been to have a go at fixing them again and remembered a couple of other issues. There is a judder from the front end under braking and the forks also dive quite badly
LT
Sounds like your pads may have worn down quite a bit on that mucky ride. For what it's worth my Oro Biancos were doing much the same thing, but I read a comment on here about removing the wheels and pumping the levers a couple of times to bring the bite point back in. All I can say is that it has worked a treat for me, but I can't promise you that it'll sort yours out. The lack of power you're experiencing is possibly coming from the bite point being too far into the levers travel, so might make sense if your pads are well worn.
Bear in mind that you need to be careful not to overdo the above as you don't want the pistons coming out too far. If you aren't confident fiddling with your brakes then why not see if you can drop it into your lbs?
just ordered a job lot of new pads so i'm gonna clean the rotors, install the new pads and readjust everything to see if that sorts it. If not i'll get a bleed kit and bleed them.
thanks for your help