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Offline streetStreet

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Re: Do chrome rims stop gripping?
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2015, 05:51:58 PM »
you probably had some sort of oil on the rim.

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Re: Do chrome rims stop gripping?
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2015, 07:15:31 PM »
I still haven't had a chance to get out there to see how little difference my tinkering will have made, but I know the cable is a little... Dated. It's an old slic cable so could do with being replaced, and then lubed up.

For anyone wondering though, I'm pretty sure I have a decent enough set up to get solid braking power (evo 2, clear pads, OLD primo levers, and tiny tiny fit flow bars).

Will keep you guys updated!
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Re: Do chrome rims stop gripping?
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2015, 10:06:05 AM »
I managed to fix my brakes by toe-ing in the pads to account movement for the calipers on the brake mounts (they wiggle quite a bit), and mostly by putting Jello mix on the rims!!! I applied a thin layer just after dissolving some, now it has 'set' it seems to be working wonders!

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Re: Do chrome rims stop gripping?
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2015, 10:06:05 AM »

 

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