Shimano BR-M445 hydraulic disc brake failure

Welsh_Tom
Welsh_Tom Posts: 571
edited June 2011 in MTB general
Out riding cwm tonight with my m8 on his new http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_786835_categoryId_165499_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PLPz1#dtab

hes not rode much as was using all 4 fingers to slow on the last downhill sections this this happed:

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so it come off and hit him in the leg hard. the front wheel went sidewords and he went over the bars. but he lives to fight another day.

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  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    Lucky to have come off with only slight injuries

    I'm guessing the bike's not been crashed before this incident?

    Back to the shop it came from and he should (provided it is a manufacturing defect) get a new one FOC
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  • Welsh_Tom
    Welsh_Tom Posts: 571
    Andy B wrote:
    Lucky to have come off with only slight injuries

    I'm guessing the bike's not been crashed before this incident?

    Back to the shop it came from and he should (provided it is a manufacturing defect) get a new one FOC

    nopes its only been used a few times, and hes never been off.

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