BEDDING IN BRAKES PROCEDURE

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It is important that you follow this brake burn in procedure prior to using your new Rambo bike, or whenever you replace your brakes, either the rotors or pads. Rotors need to be ‘burned in’, and pads need to be ‘burnished’.

• Any time that a rotor is replaced, the pads should be replaced as well.
• Burning in a rotor refers to transferring a little of the pad compound onto the surface of the rotor.
• Burnishing the pads refers to polishing the surface of the pads so that they have greater grip on the rotor.
• It takes about 20 stops on each brake for the ‘burn in’ to take place.
• Preferably on pavement, get the bike up to a good speed and then firmly and evenly apply the brakes until the bike comes to almost a complete stop. Repeat this process 20 times.
• If done correctly you will enjoy many trouble-free hours of good brake performance.

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