The confusion is between motorcycles and bicycles.So, confusion reins!!
And there you have it, sanity is restored!The confusion is between motorcycles and bicycles.
On a motorcycle: Right side of the bike is stop/go, left side is shifting.
Right lever: front brake. Right grip: throttle. Right foot: rear brake
Left lever: clutch. Left foot: gearshift
On a bicycle it's left front (front brake and front derailleur), right rear (brake and derailleur).
I also swapped brake levers when I was riding a motorcycle.
I'm only worried they will replace my current 600 lumen headlight with the 200 lm one.It happened to me twice at halfway-emergency-breaking on the bike that I started with the right (= rear) brake and the rear wheel started skidding and moving to the side. Do not need this in a full panic stop and that's why I swapped brake sides.
Thank you. After I had my bike serviced I had the same loud shrieking sound when I applied the front brake. Sounded like the front brake got contaminated again. Mechanic I never seen before sprayed something on my rotor and sanded down my brakes. Thing is I just brought new brake pads and rotor for the same wheel. First time it was my fault so I replaced and payed for the labor. I'm going to make some noise And make them replace again at their cost. Their screw up not mine. The guy apologized but aren't they supposed to know how to clean a bike without contaminating the brakes and rotor?
Yes. I spend a lot of money with them to support my lbs but unfortunately things keep happening.
If it happens again then check to see if the brake fluid is leaking. I have a friend with a Vado that had fluid leaking and it was getting on the pads. It took several trips to the service department(s) to discover the source of the problem.
What did he spray on the rotor? I keep alcohol is a spray bottle for this. It'll clean organics off the rotor without harming the pads. Just about anything else, not so much.
Thanks for the advice. No everything was fine after my initial blunder. Cost me $72 to fix. After that I didn't have any issues until I got my bike serviced Silver Tune. The mechanic apologized and said if I was not satisfied to bring it back tomorrow. I just had rotor, brake pads replaced 3/18.
I didn't have any issue with brakes making noise until I was riding away from the lbs and heard the loud shrieking. They had my bike 4 days only to create another problem for me. No shrieking or noise when I brought it to them.
Some types of pads need to be bedded in when new to prevent squealing. The organic pads standard on the Vado are generally OK without being bedded in. Do you know what type of pads they installed? If they're any of the metallic types they'll need to be bedded in to keep the noise down. These pads costs more so I can't see your LBS just throwing them without mentioning it but it would be good to ask.
The resin pads they installed should be fine. It sounds like they were until after a cleaning. The rotor they installed, the RT56, is rated for resin pads only, but should be OK with the pads they installed. I would note that my Vado was equipped with more expensive RT76 rotors which are rated for resin or metallic pads. What rotors did your bike have as original equipment?
I have no idea. I ruined them due to ignorance. However, after replacing all was well until the cleaning. I think the person who cleaned the front was careless or in a hurry or both. How do you test ride the bike and not hear that loud sound. He was test riding but only applying the back brake until I caught it. He was quick to apologize after the jig was up and anxious to fix. I think he was hoping I wouldn't notice. His remedy helped but no where near like they were before cleaning. Silent. Strange thing the back brake is fine. Silent.
