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Trixie Combat, as usual has been a couple 3 steps forward for 1 or 2 backwards. Two issues remain on front brake one a leak nuisance the other dang dangerous. Symptoms are no ability to lock up as a few year prior and ongoing decrease in wheel slowing the longer I use it and the Harder I Grip IT! Ridiculous that lighter initial pressure gives good sense of slowing power then just fades away as I escalate up to panic grip. Last time could not even stop roll at walking speed in garage. ugh.
A clue I'm following up on is the fluid is showing a black dust like sediment in the reservoir I'd not seen years prior. I held hose while levering to feel it swell a bit in its middle section but not nearer the ends. I now suspect just need another $60 hose to have a decent factory brake again. Its '72 Vintage so what do I expect, economy forever on parts not already renewed once or twice. ugh. Hope that's it.
Leak at lever is not from pressure as no amount of pumping, holding effects it, just time to weep drip by drip, was sealed during Empire rally period but that close to Peel traveling must of pissed her off. I almost discovered this the hard way having fine brake a day prior to going free fall down driveway Gravel slope.
OH yeah another thing may learn from me the easy way, I use RH mirror stalk as lever pivot and if ya get it too tight it binds brake lever from full return forward so rather lessens the brake action that way too. Ugh.
A clue I'm following up on is the fluid is showing a black dust like sediment in the reservoir I'd not seen years prior. I held hose while levering to feel it swell a bit in its middle section but not nearer the ends. I now suspect just need another $60 hose to have a decent factory brake again. Its '72 Vintage so what do I expect, economy forever on parts not already renewed once or twice. ugh. Hope that's it.
Leak at lever is not from pressure as no amount of pumping, holding effects it, just time to weep drip by drip, was sealed during Empire rally period but that close to Peel traveling must of pissed her off. I almost discovered this the hard way having fine brake a day prior to going free fall down driveway Gravel slope.
OH yeah another thing may learn from me the easy way, I use RH mirror stalk as lever pivot and if ya get it too tight it binds brake lever from full return forward so rather lessens the brake action that way too. Ugh.