Brakes touching during ride

I would look for a better place to sweat🙂

ksteede said:

I realised that the rear brakes were touching and was actually stuck. I took it to my LBS (since the bike is only 2 months old)

Turns out that my sweat has been coroding my rear brake cable, causing the brakes to stick. This would account for my "sluggish ride"

Is this type of corrosion common? What can be done about it.

I have never heard of that one - especially on a two month old bike. I know sweat is famous for screwing with stuff when ridden on an indoor trainer seeing it has no where to go but down. (i.e. use a fan or one of those covers to protect the frame, etc...) Even ridden inside I don't see how it could accumalate enough or even get anywhere near the back brakes or cables.

One suggestion, is to make sure you wipe down your bike after every ride especaialy when it is wet or dusty outside. Before each ride you should also give it a once over & make sure every thing looks good. Most of us don't do it - but it helps prevent problems.

One other thought - the bike is two months old, did you have it checked out after a month / 500 miles? Most cables tend to stretch out and after the month it is good to get it dialed back in. Most shops include that in the purchase price. I would also make sure that they check on the rest of the cables as it may have a problem with the storing of the cables, etc... Hope this helps