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Or, you might find small pieces of sand or stone left over from your last muddy mountain-bikeВ ride. Sometimes youвЂ™ll find embedded shards of aluminum from the rims. Then wipe the surfaces of the brake pads to clean them.ДЄlso, look closely at the faces of the pads (this is easiest if you remove the wheel). To clean them, dampen a corner of a rag with rubbing alcohol and scrub the rims to remove any rubber deposits or grimy build up. This is another reason it's important to keep the pads and rims clean (rim replacement is expensive).

The pads even pick up bits of sand and gravel that then grind the sides ofВ the rims as you brake wearing them prematurely. As you use your brakes, however, the pads strike theВ rims picking up anything on them and sometimes transferring rubber deposits to the rims. If you have any questions about brake adjustment please give us a call or bring your bike in and weвЂ™ll be happy to help.ДЇor optimum braking, the rims and brake pads must be clean. And, keep in mind that in order for brakes to work properly and to make the adjustments explained in this article, the wheels must be true and round (no side-to-side wobbles, up-and-down hops or bends). Also, because brakes are so important for safety, we do not recommend working on them unless youвЂ™re confident in your ability to do the job right.

If you need to adjust your disc brakes, please bring them in for servicing. Please note that these instructions are for conventional brakes, not disc brakes. Here are ourВ guidelines for keeping yourВ brake padsВ in tip-top shape. And also, that the pads will wear out after a while and need to be replaced. This rubbing action means that the pads require occasional maintenance to function optimally. Mountain bikers, on the other hand, get nine new tread patterns for 2010 including the ultra-fast rolling XR0 and G1 models, the new freeride-specific FR3 and three 29er-specific tires.Brake pads (sometimes called вЂњbrake shoesвЂќ) are what rub against your rims to provide stopping power when you squeeze the brakes.

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Roadies get a new Race X Lite Aero TT tire, though, with built-up sidewalls to smooth the transition between tire and rim for a claimed six-second time savings over a 10km time trial and additional Hard-Case variants in other models for riders that require more durability for training. We already showed you the changes on the road side of things back in July and not much has changed on the off-road side (apart from tubeless rim strips and valve stems now being included) with cross-country and all-mountain Rhythm models carried over for 2010. 'The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'roundвЂ¦' To complement last year's Gary Fisher Roscoe introduction, shop mechanics may also want to grab the new Bontrager bearing press specifically sized for that model's pivot bearings.

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The top-end Rollbar 18 includes all the usual suspects plus other handy bits like a disc brake pad spreader, chain tool, a built-in tire lever plus storage for a spare chain link and pin. The Rollbar collection of mini-tools is revamped, too, with three models (8, 12, 18) to suit the task at hand.

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In keeping with Bontrager's 'something for everything' philosophy, even the range of tools will expand for 2010.ДЄ new Chaintool features a built-in tray to hold on to one side of the chain during pin installation, a two-side driver pin for double the useful lifespan, and a magnetic pocket to store spare links. All rack-mounted bags will also feature Bontrager's tool-free Interchange attachment system for easy installation and removal. Colors and textures will be somewhat random as a result, but this also still keeps much of the material from ending up in a landfill.Дў010 will see a host of other new bag models, too, including new fewer than nine rack-top truck bags, a collection of polyurethane-coated waterproof bags plus messenger-style carriers and even laptop sleeves.

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As a side benefit, each bag is also highly water resistant and every bag is slightly different depending on what fabrics were available at the time.ДЄlong those same lines, Bontrager's Seat Pack Pro will include optional models built using leftover fabrics from other companies' bags and apparel production.

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Moreover, current Bontrager shoe owners will be happy to hear that aftermarket upgrade kits for the included eSoles eFit footbeds are finally available from Trek retailers.Д«ontrager's newest collection of panniers and messenger bags are built using recycled bicycle inner tubes and old event banners in an effort to minimize use of virgin materials.