My old hayes were acting up so i ordered new Hayes. They were on clearance at Chainreaction (which is a disappointing experience in iteself). They are called Hayes sol1e (I may be off slightly on exact model). The rating on the brakes were not terrific but i live in Florida so no hills. I installed the brakes and bled them but they don't have great stopping power. I can not lock the rear tire up and, I am getting a slight squeal. I did not replace the disc, the local shop said they look fine but they are in fact old.
The brakes are not spongey and feel like they are working right, but the stopping power feels to be 60% of what they should be. What are symptoms of a bad disc? I'm not sure what else it can be except the disc though the disc looks fine. The local bike shop did not do the install but last time i was there, he lightly heated the disc with a torch to burn off residue and then wiped with rubbing alochol. He said they should be fine but somethign isn't right. thx for the help
The brakes are not spongey and feel like they are working right, but the stopping power feels to be 60% of what they should be. What are symptoms of a bad disc? I'm not sure what else it can be except the disc though the disc looks fine. The local bike shop did not do the install but last time i was there, he lightly heated the disc with a torch to burn off residue and then wiped with rubbing alochol. He said they should be fine but somethign isn't right. thx for the help