Replacement brakes for Triban 3

[Acyclo]

The Tektro calipers on my Triban 3 are prone to seizing, due mainly to poor design choices. Are the similar Shimano units (which I'm assuming would be a simple replacement) equally prone to seizing? Advice please.

 

[Sharky]

Have you loosened the pivot bolts, cleaned and lubricated everything that moves?

 

[Acyclo]

Yes, I can get them unseized by disassembly, cleaning and a spot of silicone. But I'm lazy and hopeless, so I was looking for a solution which needed less TLC.

 

[Spiderweb]

Any brakes will seize if you don't look after them especially if you ride regularly on wet roads.

 

[S-Express]

But I'm lazy and hopeless, so I was looking for a solution which needed less TLC.

Pay a bike shop to look after your bike.

 

[Acyclo]

Any brakes will seize if you don't look after them especially if you ride regularly on wet roads.

Bummer. I was hoping that Shimano ones might be better designed. Having recently dismantled Tektro brakes they look designed to seize.

 

[Acyclo]

Pay a bike shop to look after your bike.

Not a terrible idea, but one where my experience with the local bike shops makes DIY seem quicker.

 

[Spiderweb]

Buy a can of WD40 (with the straw) or GT85 and every couple of weeks spray in between the moving parts. If you have been riding in the wet do that as soon as you get home as it will displace any water. Just occasionally I will put a few drops of lube in between the moving parts. Wipe of any excess, it takes two minutes to do, Easy.

 

[Acyclo]

Buy a can of WD40 (with the straw) or GT85 and every couple of weeks spray in between the moving parts. If you have been riding in the wet do that as soon as you get home as it will displace any water. Just occasionally I will put a few drops of lube in between the moving parts. Wipe of any excess, it takes two minutes to do, Easy.

Useful advice. Tar.

 

[Pale Rider]

Useful advice. Tar.

At the risk of reigniting an old debate, I've found GT85 to be a better lube than WD40, so in this application I would go for GT85.

 

[Rooster1]

I had some Tektro road brakes and they seized up too - I did not look after them ( I did not know how).
My replacement Shimano brakes always get some oil in the gaps regularly so they open and close nicely.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Bummer. I was hoping that Shimano ones might be better designed. Having recently dismantled Tektro brakes they look designed to seize.

Mine have operated without flaw for 8 years.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

you can replace the calipers, shimano sora or above will be an upgrade…

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Generally speaking, upgrading the brake unit will improve braking performance, reduce weight, or both - but if your intention is to neglect them the only difference will be that the upgraded ones will cost more to ruin.
Keeping a bicycle clean and lubricated is best done as a regular activity and it will pay dividends in terms of reliability, reduced wear and tear, safety and ease of riding.
I am a little obsessive at times, but I just can't comprehend why so many people on bicycles ride with almost flat tyres and rusted chains.The maximun effort used to inflate a tyre with a half decent pump will be less than the extra effort required while riding to overcome increased rolling resistance - and you will be much less likely to have a puncture.