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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Lever Pull
Date: 18 Mar 2025 11:50:51 GMT
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cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
> How much lever pull is there supposed to be on modern disc brakes. The
> old original brakes used to have half of the lever distanceto full
> braking while the Ultegra I have is using almost 7/8ths full lever pull.
> The brake pads have very little wear and the brake pistons appear to be
> extending all the way up to very close to the discs. I'm waiting for a
> front derailleur now which is kind of weird. I bought a new one for $27
> and used one were selling for twice that.
> 

That’s too much I’d a) check you’ve bleed the brakes correctly and b) check
for adjustment of the bite point which some levers do have.

Roger Merriman