Avid Elixir - bedding in

dogboy73
dogboy73 Posts: 440
edited May 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
Ordered a set of Elixir R disc brakes for the rebuild. I keep reading that these need to be bedded in properly. The Bike Radar review also states that they need 'careful bedding in'. So what exactly do I need to do?

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Do a few hard stops, maybe twenty. Then just use them.
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  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    Just be a little careful, contrary to most other brakes the Elixir start out incredibly powerful and gain more modulation as they bed in.

    Don't just slam on the brakes when you're trying to bed them in, you might eat dirt/concrete...
  • Luke-Dob
    Luke-Dob Posts: 121
    You will if your not careful, I did exactly that when I first got mine!
    After roughly three DH runs, they worked like a beast....
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  • dogboy73
    dogboy73 Posts: 440
    I did read ellswhere that it was a good idea to run along for some distance with the brakes half on to get them nice & hot. This should then be followed by some hard slamming on of the brakes. Saying that I've read several different ways you should go about this, which is why I posted here.
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    supersonic wrote:
    Do a few hard stops, maybe twenty. Then just use them.

    Did this, mine now work perfectly.
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  • al2098
    al2098 Posts: 174
    Just go on a normal ride involving some on/off braking and they should bed themselves in. Just don't initially ride them in the wet as they could deteriorate quickly in wet muddy conditions..
  • dogboy73
    dogboy73 Posts: 440
    Cool. Cheers for all the replies & advice :wink:

    the brake set arrived yesterday. I've fitted them to the bike already. Just having a bit of trouble with the pad/s rubbing on the disc slightly. I've been through the process where you loosen the caliper, apply the brake & then tighten the caliper bolts but this doesn't seem to be completely getting rid of the problem. Anything else I should try?

    Cheers again.
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    I couldnt get my rear Elixir set up without some rubbing but after a couple of rides it had gone, the pads just need to bed in.
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  • Donnic
    Donnic Posts: 85
    I had a similar problem with them; firstly worth checking the rotors to see if everything is straight. If yes.. Get a plain A4 piece of paper and hold it beneath the calliper and look down through the calliper, you'll be able to see where the calliper is touching the rotor and make adjustments as necessary Pain in the A**** but it works eventually.

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