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Old 03-14-22, 08:20 PM
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Hydraulic disc brake fail?

Hi,


My wife and I were riding down a steep hill slowly, braking hard. Once the angle subsided I released both brakes coasted for a few seconds, when I tried to reapply the brakes the right side rear brake lever went straight to the handlebar with absolutely no effect. I stopped the bike using the front brake and initially there was no resistance to right lever pulls but slowly over time pressure built up, even to the point where when we continued the ride it felt like full braking power. A little disconcerting. Anyone else ever experience this?


Setup: SRAM RED etap brifters and brake calipers, relatively new pads (disco sintered steel), Magura MRP 203mm rotors
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