Mountain Bike Brake Guides & Tips
How to Bleed SRAM Hydraulic Brakes
Step-by-step SRAM brake bleed for Guide, Code, Level, and the older Force/Rival hydraulic groupsets. DOT fluid, with all the gotchas named.
How to Bleed SRAM Hydraulic Brakes
Step-by-step SRAM brake bleed for Guide, Code, Level, and the older Force/Rival hydraulic groupsets. DOT fluid, with all the gotchas named.
How to Bleed Shimano Hydraulic Brakes
Full Shimano flat-bar bleed procedure including the burp step that most people skip. Mineral oil, funnel-and-bag method.
How to Bleed Shimano Hydraulic Brakes
Full Shimano flat-bar bleed procedure including the burp step that most people skip. Mineral oil, funnel-and-bag method.
How to Replace a Disc Brake Rotor
Step-by-step rotor replacement for 6-bolt and centerlock hubs, plus the adapter that lets you run 6-bolt rotors on a centerlock hub.
How to Replace a Disc Brake Rotor
Step-by-step rotor replacement for 6-bolt and centerlock hubs, plus the adapter that lets you run 6-bolt rotors on a centerlock hub.
How to True a Bent Disc Brake Rotor
Bent rotor making your brake rub? Walk through truing it back on the bike in five minutes, plus when it's too far gone to save.
How to True a Bent Disc Brake Rotor
Bent rotor making your brake rub? Walk through truing it back on the bike in five minutes, plus when it's too far gone to save.
How to Reset Hydraulic Brake Pistons
Someone squeezed the brake lever with the wheel out and now the pads won't open up? Here's the five-minute fix.
How to Reset Hydraulic Brake Pistons
Someone squeezed the brake lever with the wheel out and now the pads won't open up? Here's the five-minute fix.
How to Clean Sticky Brake Pistons
Uneven pad wear or brakes that drag after you've centred the caliper? Sticky pistons are the cause, and it's a 15-minute fix at home.
How to Clean Sticky Brake Pistons
Uneven pad wear or brakes that drag after you've centred the caliper? Sticky pistons are the cause, and it's a 15-minute fix at home.