Road Bike Disc Brake Rubbing
Unlike rubber pad brakes that provide friction against the rim of the wheel disc brakes press ceramic or metal pads against a hardened steel rotor to stop which prevents brake slippage.
Road bike disc brake rubbing. Using a set of shimano hydraulic disc brakes we show you how to solve disc brake rub. By jim langley i ve been working on quite a few disc brake equipped road bikes in our praxis workshop lately. Disc brakes have become widely used for mountain biking because they provide effective stopping power in wet conditions. The type of rubbing i m seeing can be missed when riding because it s slight.
A mechanical disc brake is much like a traditional rim brake using a standard road bike brake lever and cable that are connected to the brake caliper. The methods and tools are generally the same across disc brake manufacturers and models. Shimano ultegra r8020 r8070 shimano 105 r7020 shimano dura ace r9120 if you would like to make a. Bicycle disc brakes slow and stop the wheels by squeezing a rotor disc connected to the axle between two metal backed pads.
One of the problems that keeps coming up is a rubbing or dragging brake. But if you lift the wheel that s rubbing. A quick guide to stopping brake rotor rub on your shimano flat mount disc brake road bike. This is hydraulic disc brake alignment and regardless of the brand or model this article will help you get rid of that pesky rub.
Although disc brakes have been safely stopping automobiles for decades they are a relatively new feature on bicycles mountain bikes in particular. A rubbing disc brake is a common problem and even the slightest rub which might not really be slowing you down can still be annoying.