I love disc brakes. LOVE
THEM! They're more powerful than rim brakes, less affected by inclement weather and new rotors are a lot cheaper than new rims. That being said, one
of the things that annoys me the most is when my disc brakes rub. Partly it's that I don't like doing more work than I need to, but mostly it's the
noise. I hate riding along and hearing "schwing, schwing, schwing" or, even worse, a single high-pitched note as if my brakes are trying and failing
to sing.
Luckily,
it's pretty easy to center your disc brakes and make them stop rubbing. In the following video, I explain the three methods that I have found to be
the most effective and at the end talk about straightening a bent brake rotor.
As always, if you don't like videos, here's a non-moving-picture
explanation:
<h2
style="text-align: center;">Method 1: The easy method (try me first)</h2>
I love disc brakes. LOVE THEM! They're
more powerful than rim brakes, less affected by inclement weather and new rotors are a lot cheaper than new rims. That being said, one of the things
that annoys me the most is when my disc brakes rub. Partly it's that I don't like doing more work than I need to, but mostly it's the noise. I hate
riding along and hearing "schwing, schwing, schwing" or, even worse, a single high-pitched note as if my brakes are trying and failing to
sing.
Luckily, it's pretty easy to center your disc brakes and make them stop rubbing. In the following video, I explain the three methods
that I have found to be the most effective and at the end talk about straightening a bent brake rotor.
As always, if you don't like videos, here's a non-moving-picture explanation:
Method 1: The easy
method (try me first)
Method 2:
The paper method (try me next)
Method 3: The do-it-by-feel method (if all else fails)
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