New Rims No Stopping Power

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Killar on October 2, 2010 at 9:34am

I had the same problems and just cut sand paper and put it under the brake pads and rode down a few hills. This should machine the rim for you enough for the rims to stop. My local shop will also machine them for $20. You will need to take the tire off of the rim. I have not tried new brake pads as im running the new Avid shorty ultimates with normal brake pads. Let me know how it goes.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on October 4, 2010 at 2:23pm

Lightly take a Scotchbrite pad to the braking surface. New pads alone won't solve your problem.

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