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My front brake (2003 Magura Marta) does not maintain its performance. I have had to take it to my mechanic about every two months for the last year. He bleeds the brake and says "maybe some air got in" and the brake works great for another couple of months.
Two days ago, the brake was working fine but the pads wore out. So I replaced the pads with Marta performance pads. I was very careful not to contaminate the pads or rotors. As soon as I got the new pads installed, the brakes performance was terrible. I did several "panic stops" to wear the pads in and other more gradual stops as well. The brake lever travels nearly to the handlebar and there is not much stopping power. I can squeeze the brake lever and pedal through!
So my question is, what is wrong with the brake? My rear brake (also Marta) does not exhibit this behavior. Could it be a defect in the brake somewhere? I shouldn't have to get the brake bled every time I change pads or every two months should I?
I emailed this same question to [email protected] a minute ago so we'll see what they say too. Any other help would be greatly appreciated.
Jack
Two days ago, the brake was working fine but the pads wore out. So I replaced the pads with Marta performance pads. I was very careful not to contaminate the pads or rotors. As soon as I got the new pads installed, the brakes performance was terrible. I did several "panic stops" to wear the pads in and other more gradual stops as well. The brake lever travels nearly to the handlebar and there is not much stopping power. I can squeeze the brake lever and pedal through!
So my question is, what is wrong with the brake? My rear brake (also Marta) does not exhibit this behavior. Could it be a defect in the brake somewhere? I shouldn't have to get the brake bled every time I change pads or every two months should I?
I emailed this same question to [email protected] a minute ago so we'll see what they say too. Any other help would be greatly appreciated.
Jack