SRAM Hydros in the cold? - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T12:33:43Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/sram-hydros-in-the-cold?feed=yes&xn_auth=nofor anyone reading this threa…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-12-16:1198434:Comment:1510322013-12-16T08:01:21.157Zandrewhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/cyclocross
<p>for anyone reading this thread late and not seeing the official recall, it's here: <a href="http://www.cxmagazine.com/stop-immediately-sram-recalls-road-hydraulic-brakes" target="_blank">SRAM Recalls Hydraulic Rim and Disc Brakes - RED 22 and S-700</a>.</p>
<p>for anyone reading this thread late and not seeing the official recall, it's here: <a href="http://www.cxmagazine.com/stop-immediately-sram-recalls-road-hydraulic-brakes" target="_blank">SRAM Recalls Hydraulic Rim and Disc Brakes - RED 22 and S-700</a>.</p> Apparently this got appended.…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-12-15:1198434:Comment:1509392013-12-15T04:06:45.883ZMichael Seamanhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MichaelSeaman680
<p>Apparently this got appended.</p>
<p>When I pulled out my bike before last week's race... no front brake. Bled both ends several times getting plenty of air. I bled the brakes in the cold and kept the bike outside, sub-freezing, up until my race. I had brakes. But at least two guys had levers go all the way to the bar. It seems like the problem is with warming/cooling cycles.</p>
<p>We have a recall now, so I wonder what SRAM is going to do.</p>
<p>Apparently this got appended.</p>
<p>When I pulled out my bike before last week's race... no front brake. Bled both ends several times getting plenty of air. I bled the brakes in the cold and kept the bike outside, sub-freezing, up until my race. I had brakes. But at least two guys had levers go all the way to the bar. It seems like the problem is with warming/cooling cycles.</p>
<p>We have a recall now, so I wonder what SRAM is going to do.</p> Lo and behold a recall! When…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-12-15:1198434:Comment:1511282013-12-15T04:01:32.620ZMichael Seamanhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MichaelSeaman680
<p>Lo and behold a recall! When I called SRAM all I got was: "Never heard of that. Are you sure you bled them correctly?"</p>
<p>Lo and behold a recall! When I called SRAM all I got was: "Never heard of that. Are you sure you bled them correctly?"</p> This weekend I grabbed my bik…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-12-10:1198434:Comment:1508892013-12-10T23:00:43.021ZMichael Seamanhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MichaelSeaman680
<p>This weekend I grabbed my bike for a pre-race shakedown on</p>
<p>This weekend I grabbed my bike for a pre-race shakedown on</p> I've experienced similar issu…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-12-10:1198434:Comment:1509752013-12-10T17:46:34.955ZKurt Schauweckerhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/KurtSchauwecker
<p>I've experienced similar issues on my Red Hydro brakes in the cold being sluggish to return to the normal quickly and then working fine the next morning inside. These things have proven to need frequent bleeding to help this issue. </p>
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<p>The dead stroke on those levers is somewhat voodoo depending on conditions and even a decent wreck has proven to change the stroke for me. They are the double edged sword of working so well when bled recently and then deteriorating based on time…</p>
<p>I've experienced similar issues on my Red Hydro brakes in the cold being sluggish to return to the normal quickly and then working fine the next morning inside. These things have proven to need frequent bleeding to help this issue. </p>
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<p>The dead stroke on those levers is somewhat voodoo depending on conditions and even a decent wreck has proven to change the stroke for me. They are the double edged sword of working so well when bled recently and then deteriorating based on time and conditions. I really wish there was a take-up adjustment screw. Hopefully version 2.0 next year with a 1x11 addresses some of the issues.</p>