I just picked up my bike today (gary fisher cronus). It has disc brakes, which i'm not familiar with. On the way out the associate at the bike shop mentioned that I should be careful if I remove the front wheel not to allow the brake lever to engage, because it could mess up the calibration of the brakes with no wheel on the bike.
While fitting the bike into my car I, um... engaged the lever.
Just wondering what this has done to the brakes and how to see that it's all right once I reattach the wheel?
'Calibration' simply means the positioning of the pads. If this is out the pads rub on the disc and you'll be able to hear it. If this has occurred the fix depends on the type of disc brake. Many cable discs have a fine tune adjuster that a quarter turn either way will sort the issue. Hydraulics (and my exp is only with Hayes) usually require you loosen the entire caliper assembly on the mount, recenter then tighten.
Anyway if you put the wheel on, and you've got no rub can basically just ride and forget.
'Calibration' simply means the positioning of the pads. If this is out the pads rub on the disc and you'll be able to hear it. If this has occurred the fix depends on the type of disc brake. Many cable discs have a fine tune adjuster that a quarter turn either way will sort the issue. Hydraulics (and my exp is only with Hayes) usually require you loosen the entire caliper assembly on the mount, recenter then tighten.
Anyway if you put the wheel on, and you've got no rub can basically just ride and forget.
