A pig to bleed?
BlackSpur
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I was taling with the junior mechanic in the shop today about my iminent purchase of a new bike and mentioned that I would probebly get a GT Ava 1.0. He was saying that he reckoned the Tektro Auriga Comp brakes would be a pain in the ars* to maintain, especially when bleeding. He also didn't think they would perform very well.
So.... does anyone have any experience in maintaining the brakes? What are they like? And how do they perform?
So.... does anyone have any experience in maintaining the brakes? What are they like? And how do they perform?
"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
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I was taling with the junior mechanic in the shop today
junior mechanic, enough said
Tektro manufacture the highly rated Avid Juicy brake line, and have been also making their own brakes, and for other manufacturers for years
the Tektro Auriga is a good solid performing, reliable hydraulic disc brake for the budget market, that is starting to appear on alot of complete bikes, and is always well rated in tests, similar in performance to something like a Shimano Deore hydraulic - you would not want to go downhill racing on it, but for XC riding it will be fine
any warranty or servicing problems are easily taken care of by Upgrade (DMR)
its easy to bleed using a hydraulic disc brake bleed kit, similar to what you would use for Hayes or Avidcheck out my riding - www.robcole.co.uk Banshee Factory Team rider, Da Kine UK Team rider, www.freeborn.co.uk www.eshershore.com0 -
The brakes are very good for the price, better feel and power than a mates Avid 5s.
Bled mine when I first got the bike didn't really need to but I'm a bit anal when it comes to setup and it was straight forward not as easy as some but no problem
Does your LBS actually have any working knowledge on them or are they trying to steer you onto another bike?0 -
I don't think the guy I was talking too had any experience with them, more likely he was making a generalistaion about Tektro products because he mentioned a bad experience with them in the past. He was convinced that a Trek 6000 is a better bike, regardless of the obvious differences in spec.
Does anyone know if there is a specific bleeding kit for Tektro brakes, or can you use a "generic" one off ebay?"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs0 -
I used an old medical syringe and a couple of small lengths of pipe and plastic bag zip tied on the end to catch the expelled fluid0
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CraigXXL wrote:I used an old medical syringe and a couple of small lengths of pipe and plastic bag zip tied on the end to catch the expelled fluid0