avid elixcir r help!!

[forrest jump]

Hi,
I have brought some second hand elixcirs - they have been bled and fitted.  The issue I am having is the bite point of the brake, its over 50 percent of the way in. I have tried adjusting the lever reach which helps a bit but the bite is still too far into the lever movement for my liking,  any advice guys??

Thanks,
Tim

[nic]

I am sure there are better ways of doing it, but a quick fix is to take the wheel off and squeeze the brake lever slightly so the calipers come out a bit more. Mind you, dont squeeze too much....

Should make the bite point a little bit sooner into the lever travel, but as i said, im sure there is a proper way of doing it?

[whitetux]

sounds like a lack of fluid in the system, just bleed them and top them up with a bit more fluid and you should some instant power. In the top models you do not need to do this as you have the pad reach adjuster

[forrest jump]

Tried that mate, lost all power after 5 good pulls on the front lever. I think it may be a piston seal now (

[darth bob]

If it's a piston seal you'll see fluid somewhere.

Did you watch the SRAM HB video on youtube for bleeding?

Avid_Juicy7_Bleed

It's for Juicy brakes but may also work for Elixcir.

[forrest jump]

Nice one Bob,
Will give it a try when I get back.

Thanks again,

Tim

[darth bob]

When I bleed my Ultimate's according to the service manual they felt like poop.

When I followed HB's instructions in the video they were money.