I did buy a flexible one (still in the spares box) as I thought it might help with something. Can you tell me what the issue is with them?NATURAL ANKLING wrote: ↑5 Oct 2021, 9:20am
You have noodles right?
Ideally these are rigid steel tubes, not the flexible type.
Adjust V brake pads to avoid rub but then pull brake lever &...
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Can I ask of you or others how often you do this/what type of grease you might use for this?
I have always had the idea that since it's a mucky area, grease might just attract lots of gunk, form a paste and make things worse. So have usually just left well alone.
Sweep
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Hi Sweep, I use Halfords Bike Hut Teflon Grease, it seems as good as anything and is not too sticky. The pivots do need lubrication or they will be prone to seizure/wear. I also occasionally give the pivots a squirt from outside with aerosol semi-fluid grease (Carlube 100+), if I'm cleaning the bike. I don't know if this actually penetrates, but they're always free and lubricated when I strip them. A bit of that from the front and rear of the bolts might be as good as anything, mind you don't get it on the rims or brake blocks tho'.
Edit; picture and text added.
I'm just by my bucket of lube at the moment, here's a picture of what I use.
The Shell Gaddus is a Brucey recommendation for cup and cone hub bearings, I've just used it in a loose ball headset I'm doing at the moment- very messy black stuff, chock full of additives- graphite etc. The Comma Copper Ease (Halfords) is the anti-seize stuff I'm using at the moment), it's meant for coating the back of brake pads, seems OK. The little grease gun came from Halfords and fits their Bike Hut grease tube, good for small measured amounts ( brake posts!).
I got the car lube 100+ and the Shell Gaddus off of ebay. You've probably already seen Brucey's treatise on grease (greatise ?) in the too good to lose section of the forum.
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Good luck.
Edit; picture and text added.
I'm just by my bucket of lube at the moment, here's a picture of what I use.
The Shell Gaddus is a Brucey recommendation for cup and cone hub bearings, I've just used it in a loose ball headset I'm doing at the moment- very messy black stuff, chock full of additives- graphite etc. The Comma Copper Ease (Halfords) is the anti-seize stuff I'm using at the moment), it's meant for coating the back of brake pads, seems OK. The little grease gun came from Halfords and fits their Bike Hut grease tube, good for small measured amounts ( brake posts!).
I got the car lube 100+ and the Shell Gaddus off of ebay. You've probably already seen Brucey's treatise on grease (greatise ?) in the too good to lose section of the forum.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=121287
Good luck.
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thanks colin - will give them more attention in future.colin54 wrote: ↑8 Oct 2021, 9:16am Hi sweep, I use Halfords Bike Hut Teflon Grease, it seems as good as any thing and is not too sticky, the pivots do need lubrication or they will be prone to seizure/wear.I also occasionally give the pivots a squirt from outside with aerosol semi-fluid grease (Carlube 100 ?), if I'm cleaning the bike. I don't know if this actually penetrates, but they're always free and lubricated when I strip them. A bit of that from the front and rear of the bolts might be as good as anything, mind you don't get it on the rims or brake blocks tho'.
Maybe strip and clean once a year on my bikes - most of them are V brakes - several self builds converted from basic Cantis.
Sweep
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Hi,
But haven't use them at all because anything that moves or flexes on a break will make the break a little bit less effective.
They do the rigid noodles in plated steel and stainless.
I suppose it is possible that you might use them where a rigid needle will foul on something like the rear rack.
If the noodle does not deformed like a rigid one won't then it won't affect The run of the cable, i.e. the cable won't move around and misalign the brakes.
I think I originally bought them for use on some other type of break.Sweep wrote: ↑8 Oct 2021, 8:27amI did buy a flexible one (still in the spares box) as I thought it might help with something. Can you tell me what the issue is with them?NATURAL ANKLING wrote: ↑5 Oct 2021, 9:20am
You have noodles right?
Ideally these are rigid steel tubes, not the flexible type.
But haven't use them at all because anything that moves or flexes on a break will make the break a little bit less effective.
They do the rigid noodles in plated steel and stainless.
I suppose it is possible that you might use them where a rigid needle will foul on something like the rear rack.
If the noodle does not deformed like a rigid one won't then it won't affect The run of the cable, i.e. the cable won't move around and misalign the brakes.
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Hi,
Because of the design the bits that need the grease and the bits that seize up Are hidden and covered.
So even in Winter conditions and mud the grease will stay there a long time.
But maintenance is preventive maintenance.
Disconnecting the cable arms so both arms are free to move out is relatively simple operation, (No tools necessary) and it's easy going to see if the break arms are nice and free.
I don't regard it as much of a job and if there's no problem I might do it once a year.
Like the old adage- Any oil is better than no oil.
I think if you clean them and grease them when you get a bike/buy a new bike.
Because of the design the bits that need the grease and the bits that seize up Are hidden and covered.
So even in Winter conditions and mud the grease will stay there a long time.
But maintenance is preventive maintenance.
Disconnecting the cable arms so both arms are free to move out is relatively simple operation, (No tools necessary) and it's easy going to see if the break arms are nice and free.
I don't regard it as much of a job and if there's no problem I might do it once a year.
Like the old adage- Any oil is better than no oil.
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@pt1029 I think it was a bit of brown rust caused this one as well then (the mud was just outside I think). That difference in screw points was what happened to me too, I just thought vaguely that must be why they have the screws, and maybe wheel alignment or a springs just get weaker, now I know.
@NATURAL ANKLING I do need to be more consistent in maintenance, I didn't realise there was quite such a diff in road vs offroad. Thinking back, the brake arm problem may have originated when the bike was outside unused for a year.
@NATURAL ANKLING I do need to be more consistent in maintenance, I didn't realise there was quite such a diff in road vs offroad. Thinking back, the brake arm problem may have originated when the bike was outside unused for a year.
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All my bikes have flexible noodles......I think its the best way to achieve the sharp bend I have to make to use drop-bar levers on my bullbars.
I have never had a problem with them, and I like that you can see the spiral wound outer. I think the liner may be thicker than the liner in conventional spiral wound outer? I'm using Vee brakes or MTB BB7 disc calipers, no road pull stuff, no "compressionless" outer.
IMG_5542 by 531colin, on Flickr
IMG_5137 by 531colin, on Flickr
I have XT parallel push Vee brakes on 3 bikes.....theres lots of pivots, I simply apply a drop of oil to the outside of the pivots. My local tracks are sandy when its dry, so the brakes pick up a fair bit of dust...
IMG_5544 by 531colin, on Flickr
The dust brushes off; the brakes seem to last OK with this lubrication, they stopped making them maybe 15 or 20 years ago? The brakes get an oiling if the bike gets soaked......rain all day, or filthy muddy tracks.....my bikes get one "wheels out" clean/service each year, other attention "as needed".
I have never had a problem with them, and I like that you can see the spiral wound outer. I think the liner may be thicker than the liner in conventional spiral wound outer? I'm using Vee brakes or MTB BB7 disc calipers, no road pull stuff, no "compressionless" outer.
IMG_5542 by 531colin, on Flickr
IMG_5137 by 531colin, on Flickr
I have XT parallel push Vee brakes on 3 bikes.....theres lots of pivots, I simply apply a drop of oil to the outside of the pivots. My local tracks are sandy when its dry, so the brakes pick up a fair bit of dust...
IMG_5544 by 531colin, on Flickr
The dust brushes off; the brakes seem to last OK with this lubrication, they stopped making them maybe 15 or 20 years ago? The brakes get an oiling if the bike gets soaked......rain all day, or filthy muddy tracks.....my bikes get one "wheels out" clean/service each year, other attention "as needed".
Bike fitting D.I.Y. .....http://wheel-easy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bike-set-up-2017a.pdf
Tracks in the Dales etc...http://www.flickr.com/photos/52358536@N06/collections/
Tracks in the Dales etc...http://www.flickr.com/photos/52358536@N06/collections/