Locked the Rear Brake Today
Posted: 10:30 pm Nov 11 2007
I was racing a friend through the woods today and I was riding like I've never have before. It seems every time I hop on the bike I feel so much faster than the day before. I was keeping a good pace in front of a few fast B riders (I'm C class, not sure for how long though) and feeling great. No crashes today! Some cool video though, I'll see if I can find it...
Well after literally 5 hours straight of riding my bike started loosing power...fast. It became so hard to keep riding fast and I thought the bike was going to blow up. I stopped and what do I find....
FIRE! My brake pads were literally on fire and the rotor was glowing red. It was totally locked up. We let it cool down for a few minutes and then opened up the caliper vent and steam shot out. It was incredible, it happened so fast and I'm not totally sure why it happened. My rotor is now tempered a nice blue color.
I disconnected the brake and continued riding too! Good times...
Has this happened to anyone else? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? Better pads? Higher quality brake fluid?
Awesome, awesome ride though!
Well after literally 5 hours straight of riding my bike started loosing power...fast. It became so hard to keep riding fast and I thought the bike was going to blow up. I stopped and what do I find....
FIRE! My brake pads were literally on fire and the rotor was glowing red. It was totally locked up. We let it cool down for a few minutes and then opened up the caliper vent and steam shot out. It was incredible, it happened so fast and I'm not totally sure why it happened. My rotor is now tempered a nice blue color.
I disconnected the brake and continued riding too! Good times...
Has this happened to anyone else? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? Better pads? Higher quality brake fluid?
Awesome, awesome ride though!