Away from that there is more artistic talent on show in a PinkBike competition to find the wildcard entry who will go to Crankworx to compete in The Deep Summer Photo. Looking at the possible winners I’m struck again by just how good mountain biking looks on film, with the combination of nature and bright colours, with dynamic action to focus the shot. Few sports offer as dramatic a subject.
Elsewhere it’s been a while since I was all snarky about a bit of online cycling advice, and it’s about time I stepped up my efforts. I found this article on adjusting your hydraulic disk brakes. Now, broadly they’re right with the advice (except it’s likely to be the caliper that’s misaligned, not the rotor, unless your wheel’s in wonky, as they say) but then you reach the advice of what to do if you can’t fix the squeal by refitting a wheel. True a bent or warped rotor can be replaced, or bent carefully back to shape, but should you really “consult your mechanic” to do it? I mean who has a mechanic anyway unless you’re a top level pro. Honestly, get yourself the right tool (usually a torx key) and just sort it out yourself. I guess it’s a fairly important part to get right, but it is the case of a few bolts. More worryingly is the advice to get the same handy mechanic to change your brake pads. Really? I’m certain it would be more useful to learn to do it yourself, especially if they are ever going to wear out when you’re apart from your mechanic, and believe me they do. Learn to replace them yourself as you should to fix a puncture or any other basic part, and you’ll save yourself a load of time, stress, and money.
The article in question doesn’t really answer its own headline. It doesn’t tell you how to fix a squealing brake, just how to look at it and decide to get someone else to fix it.
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