The SRAM hydro is a great update to braking for the cross racer. More power, muck defying, works when wet, no ear splitting fork chatter. you can even get the wheel on and off without a struggle(You canti guys know what's up).
But there is an issue. The levers come way in, sometimes the shift lever even gets caught on the bar tape. Part of this is that when you grab the brake while bike is not moving, you get no feed back and just pull the lever down til it quits moving. On the course, they are hauling you down way before you bottom on the bar.
The other part of this is that the levers come adjusted pretty far in. WHAT? you say. That is right, the levers can be adjusted in and out. It can be hard to tell from the pictograph SRAM supplies with the brake(If you even bothered to look at it). So I took a picture.
You want to pull the shift lever straight back and then you can access the adjuster(That little silver screw) with a 2.5 mm Allen wrench.
Even if you are happy with your brakes, give this a check as I have seen a couple set up uneven right out of the box.
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