Brakes Feel A Bit Wooden

[Tango]

Any ideas what I can do? Do you think bleeding them will help?

[JRH]

Na. I think if needs a new cable

[Mr Fro]

Would ACF50 work on those wheels?

[Stu]

probably needs new seals in the caliper!

[Fozzie]

Well there's a first...

First time I've decided I'd rather use my feet than the brakes fitted on the bike

[JRH]

Would ACF50 work on those wheels?

 

No. You need ronseal.

[Mr Fro]

No. You need ronseal.

 

Hold up - isn't that a CZ? If so then the end cut plier-disc brake mod is actually an improvement.

[Grumpy Old Git]

I would upgrade the material that the disk is made from to 'chinese' alloy - it will work much better.

[soll]

nice bit of creosote would bring those wheels up nice, and maybe give the caliper a coat of hammerite in a colour of your choice to brighten them up

[Grumpy Old Git]

That wheel and brake system is deffo a 'Sinnis Upgrade Kit' - I believe Rantmachine is saving up to buy this kit!

[RantMachine]

I think I trust the drum brakes on my Honda far more than this setup, GoG

[Glorian]

I would upgrade the material that the disk is made from to 'chinese' alloy - it will work much better.

 

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[Grumpy Old Git]

Chinese = A series of restuarants and takeaways that provide food based (loosley) on the food eaten by people in China.

Not to be confused with 'Chinese' - a type of enginnering and production methodology and process which ensures the complete failure and collapse of a design within a very short timescale (but shiny, often colourful and cheap to buy in the first instance).