Have Shimano RT-86 180mm rotors and BR-M6100 calipers.
Front brake squealed like fuck so fitted new pads. After bedding in still squealed. Took the rotor off and cleaned it - been destroyed in less than 6 months but to be fair have been blasting through a lot of shitty mud.
Been using sintered pads, will try resin pads.
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How long do rotors last?
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How long do rotors last?
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Re: How long do rotors last?
Pitted and scored, don't think scotchbrite will fix it.
Edit: you can feel it when you run a fingernail over it.
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Re: How long do rotors last?
the disks on my cannondale were down to min thickness somewhere around the 1300 miles mark.
bear in mind I'm a fat fuck, on a heavy ebike, mainly riding laps of some pretty steep singletrack (slowly)
bear in mind I'm a fat fuck, on a heavy ebike, mainly riding laps of some pretty steep singletrack (slowly)
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Re: How long do rotors last?
Not sure that honestly means they're dead. I've had and probably still have plenty that look scored and work, fine.
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Re: How long do rotors last?
Got a new one coming so I'll fit that with some new resin pads.
But since you reckon it's worth a try I'll use scotchbrite and afterwards a polisher to try to remove the striations. If it works then I'll owe you.
But since you reckon it's worth a try I'll use scotchbrite and afterwards a polisher to try to remove the striations. If it works then I'll owe you.
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Re: How long do rotors last?
Brakes are for Astronauts and Cissies………….or is that parachutes?
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