Rust on Avid Disc Rotors

Hi,

Anyone got a good method for dealing with rust on disc rotors?

Cheers,

Jon

Gentle low grade emery cloth?

Drying disc after riding in rain.

Ride and use metal pads that will be harsh and clean the disc.

Oh and ignore nayone you tells you chuck oil on to it!

just ride it, but if it’s rusting on the spokes of the rotor rather than the braking surface just use wire wool to remove it

Proper rust? or a bit of orange?

If the first, then depending on where on the rotor I’d think about swapping it, if it’s the second, then first bit of braking next time out will get rid of it

It’s not rust, it’s a particularly virulent form of fungus; Rotor Blight. It looks just like rust, but if left untreated, it could spread throughout your bike (even carbon and Ti aren’t safe from it’s ravages), and ultimately, and very terrifyingly, to your crotch. Whereupon it will metamorphosise into Dreaded Scot Rot. You do not want this happening.

You need to clean it all off, and what you need, is alcohol. A fine Cognac is ideal. Maybe one or two measures to begin with, and more if you feel that you have the capacity for it.

Oh, and use some wire wool and Acetone to clean the discs.

Nice one! A combination of several measures of quality alcohol, some new brakes pads, a bit of diligent cleaning and from now on more attentive drying and jobs a good un!

Many thanks to all suggestions

Make sure you get it all, or it’ll be creeping up your frame, towards your dangly bits…

Where rudeboy will happily lend a hand lol

by hand I believe you mean a cramped and sticky begloved appendage?

Just ride your bike more, you have obviously left it alone too long.

Just ride your bike more, you have obviously left it alone too long.

Maybe not. I have experienced the same on all my Avid rotors and I ride both my bikes several times a week.