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a buddy has just phoned me and he has just fitted a brand new set of elixir 'r' brakes. loads of lever travel pretty much to the bars before they start t o work and they aren't much good apparently. he has tried the lever adjust/bite point thingy to no avail..any opinions? surely they shouldn't need a bleed straight from the box..?
oh and when he releases the lever the gap between the pads and the disc as the pistons retract is enormous??
Had a pair straight out of the box this morning exactly the same.They shouldn't, but Avids regularly need bleeding when brand new.
A bleed sorted mine temporarily but they were sorted under warranty quickly, and came back with new pads, just in case you need to send them back 🙂
try tying the levers back overnight with an elastic band or similar, worked for me.
cheers all, i think by the sounds of it he is just going to send them back
There seem to be some real bargains on here where people get bikes with elixir rs on, find the levers pull to the bars, think they're crap and flog them off to by Hopes or something a bit cooler. Picked up a virtually new set for under £100 which have been great since I gave them a bleed. Best brakes I've had - much better than by Juicy Ultimates.
This happened with me, only with Juicy 3s, I sent them back to CRC and got some 3.5s back! 😀
Bazz,i just wanted to thank you for that great tip.yesterday my front elixier sl brake went spongy,so read this forum and followed your advice.the brake is now fine again. 😀 cheers mate!!!
My rear one is a bit spongy but it still works well I've been thinking about a bleed but I might try the elastic band trick first. Does it matter if I leave it a few days or is that too long?
Tying back the lever will compress any air in the system, and allow it to rise to the lever more easily. When you operate the lever it then finds it's way into the reservoir, it's probably a good idea to remove it from there, and replace it with fluid, otherwise next time you tilt the bike back and pull the lever you could well end up with air in the system again.(also worth remembering that the air won't travel downwards, so if you have a hump in the hose,like around the seat tube on some full sussers, any air beyond that point won't go past it.)
learn how to bleed your brakes,
That is all. 🙂
Sounds like they need a bleed.
got 2 sets an both front's need a bleed,only because i changed to hope floatin rotors