New Bike - Avid Elixir 3 out of line

adri123

Hi.

Just bought a Rockrider 8.1 from Decathlon. Very pleased with it. One niggle though is the front brake. When the brake is applied I can see that it's out of alignment and putting the brake on physically moves the rotor sideways slightly. On inspection when the wheel is spun I can hear a slight rubbing and can see that one pad is in contact.

Can I adjust for this? I'm very happy with the bike and don't want to return it if I can adjust.

I'm new to disc brakes so any advice appreciated.

Adri

angry_bird

Loosen off the bolts holding the calliper to the fork, not a lot, just enough that you can wiggle the calliper a bit. Then apply the front brake. This should cause the calliper to move so it's central and allign it to the rotor instead of it pushing the rotor sideways slightly. With the brake held down tighten up the bolts again.

BikingBob

Angry Bird wrote:

Loosen off the bolts holding the calliper to the fork, not a lot, just enough that you can wiggle the calliper a bit. Then apply the front brake. This should cause the calliper to move so it's central and allign it to the rotor instead of it pushing the rotor sideways slightly. With the brake held down tighten up the bolts again.

+1 that answer, it works for me

The Rookie

Tighten the bolts a little at a time in turn, otherwise it's easy to twist the calliper out of line as you do it.