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Im still waiting to hear if he washes the bike when its hot. And we never found out if he solved his warping problem. @JY Kelly did you ever find out why your rotors were warping?
And as an aside, I dont use my front brake at stop. Because as I slow down below 5 mph, I transition to rear only, and when stopped I use the rear to hold if on a grade. I transition to avoid dropping the heavy touring bike if the front wheel is turned, and front brake is engaged.
Im still waiting to hear if he washes the bike when its hot. And we never found out if he solved his warping problem. @JY Kelly did you ever find out why your rotors were warping?
And as an aside, I dont use my front brake at stop. Because as I slow down below 5 mph, I transition to rear only, and when stopped I use the rear to hold if on a grade. I transition to avoid dropping the heavy touring bike if the front wheel is turned, and front brake is engaged.
Unfortunately - been there and done that and knew exactly what I had done as the bike was falling over....ugh.
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