Broken Brakes

I noticed a small brassy widget on the floor about a week ago and I assumed it was from one of the bikes, but I showed it to PIC and he didn’t really recognize it, so I just set it with the bike repair kit and hoped we’d eventually find the source of the mystery piece. We didn’t have to wait too long, because that piece apparently came from my front brakes. Fantastic. The good news is that PIC made the discovery while he was doing some regular tune up on the bike and not because of some horrific accident. The bad news is that brake repair is definitely beyond my bike repair skill set and is testing the limits of PIC’s, so I’ll have to send it to a professional.

My next issue is deciding how much I really want to know about this process. There is a lot of information about bike brakes available, but I don’t know that I really want to devote a great deal of time reading through it. I basically want brakes that will work when they are supposed to, thereby keeping me as safe as possible. I currently have Shimano Deore XT hydrolic disc brakes, and I do like them, other than the whole falling apart thing. I am more than open to suggestions for new brakes if anyone has any.

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