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My disc brakes (Hayes HFX Mags with aftermarket rotors) judder when I use them.
I've cleaned the rotors properly.
I've cleaned the pads properly.
I've check the rotors for wobble - they're both perfectly straight.
Could it be the spoke tension in the wheels? Both wheels are ever so slightly out of true, and I'm wondering whether the difference in spoke tension would be enough to cause the wobble in the brakes?
Unfortunately, if this is the case then it means a trip to my ever-so-useful* LBS to have the wheels trued properly, as I don't have a spoke key at the moment and even if I did, I don't trust my skills enough (ie. I'm rubbish) to be able to true them properly without causing problems further down the line.
Any help or advice would be appreciated, as always. If there is anyone living near me who could true my wheels up for the price of an Ale or two, then that would be good too
*by "ever-so-useful LBS", I in fact mean "ridiculously over priced bike store where you have to book a bike in about a fortnight in advance to have even the slightest of jobs done" :roll:
My disc brakes (Hayes HFX Mags with aftermarket rotors) judder when I use them.
I've cleaned the rotors properly.
I've cleaned the pads properly.
I've check the rotors for wobble - they're both perfectly straight.
Could it be the spoke tension in the wheels? Both wheels are ever so slightly out of true, and I'm wondering whether the difference in spoke tension would be enough to cause the wobble in the brakes?
Unfortunately, if this is the case then it means a trip to my ever-so-useful* LBS to have the wheels trued properly, as I don't have a spoke key at the moment and even if I did, I don't trust my skills enough (ie. I'm rubbish) to be able to true them properly without causing problems further down the line.
Any help or advice would be appreciated, as always. If there is anyone living near me who could true my wheels up for the price of an Ale or two, then that would be good too
*by "ever-so-useful LBS", I in fact mean "ridiculously over priced bike store where you have to book a bike in about a fortnight in advance to have even the slightest of jobs done" :roll: