Hi
So I came off my cross bike a a few days ago on a patch of black ice. I wasn't injured, just more gutted that I have scraped my left shifter on my 4 week old bike.
The left shifter took the most damage, scraped the plastic down the side. Since my 'off', the rear disk brake has not really been working, and there are 2 distinct issues:
1, The brake lever on the shifter is sticking, and has now become very stiff, almost to the extent that I cannot operate it from the hoods. I can only operate it from the drops were I have more leverage.
2, The rear brake is not effective at all. I have it adjusted properly, but when i do apply the brake not much happens, ie the wheel still rotates. the pads do grab a little bit, but the stopping distance using rear brake alone has increased by about 5 times.
Is this likely to be a shifter issue, or a rear brake issue or both?
When I came off, the rear disc brake took a hit, as well as the left shifter - although there appears no physical damage to either, only cosmetic scrapes..
Any thoughts appreciated
So I came off my cross bike a a few days ago on a patch of black ice. I wasn't injured, just more gutted that I have scraped my left shifter on my 4 week old bike.
The left shifter took the most damage, scraped the plastic down the side. Since my 'off', the rear disk brake has not really been working, and there are 2 distinct issues:
1, The brake lever on the shifter is sticking, and has now become very stiff, almost to the extent that I cannot operate it from the hoods. I can only operate it from the drops were I have more leverage.
2, The rear brake is not effective at all. I have it adjusted properly, but when i do apply the brake not much happens, ie the wheel still rotates. the pads do grab a little bit, but the stopping distance using rear brake alone has increased by about 5 times.
Is this likely to be a shifter issue, or a rear brake issue or both?
When I came off, the rear disc brake took a hit, as well as the left shifter - although there appears no physical damage to either, only cosmetic scrapes..
Any thoughts appreciated
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