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Bleeding the Hayes brakes

I have a BikeE with the Hayes brakes. Nobody told me when I bought this that I would need to bleed the brakes every year.

Anybody else having the same problem?

Erik

Golden, Colorado

Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:45 pm

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My shock absorber has gotten so it will not hold pressure, so I ordered a gasket set from Cane Creek. It looked simple enough, but I was unable to unscrew the...	rkmcf	Jul 11, 2009 5:13 am
... Replacing those gaskets is not trivial work, IMO. One is likely wasting time and risking damage to the seals be doing the work oneself. I'm sure we'll...	Easy Street service@...	Jul 11, 2009 1:41 pm
I just bought a kit for my shock and replaced it with no problems. I have been taking my shock off every now and then to lube and clean it. So when the kit...	JiMMi jimmi20062000	Jul 11, 2009 8:40 pm
I had the same problem, got the replacement kit but chickened out and sent the AD5 to Cane Creek for overhaul. Very glad I did - rapid turnaround and works...	bent bentdoc	Jul 16, 2009 5:13 am
The fix is very simple and anyone can do it with a little bit of time and patience. It took me about half an hour to do. The time consumption is making sure...	JiMMi jimmi20062000	Jul 17, 2009 1:08 am
I have a BikeE with the Hayes brakes. Nobody told me when I bought this that I would need to bleed the brakes every year. Anybody else having the same...	Erik Von Halle erikvonhalle	Jul 17, 2009 5:45 pm
The Cane Creek shock which I sent in for overhaul was returned last week, and functions like new. This company is very easy to deal with. When I had difficulty...	rkmcf	Aug 15, 2009 1:29 pm
rkmcf wrote: Unfortunately, they do not make any new replacement for the AD5 shock. In the meantime, I am really enjoying getting re-acquainted with my Bike E....	Easy Street service@...	Aug 15, 2009 2:25 pm
Thanks for this shock update! I have a bike E "RX", is the cane creek the rear shock? I am having a slow leak in the front shock... is this the one...	M Stewart bcyclelogical	Aug 17, 2009 2:49 pm
My Bike E is a 2001 AT model which has only one shock, located just ahead and under the seat - between the upper frame and the pivoted frame to which the rear...	Rodney McFarland rkmcf	Aug 20, 2009 2:13 am

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