New brakes....

[matt123]

I have just bought some promax hydraulic brakes from someone off rotorburn and when I went to pick them up they seemed fine so I took them home and put them on my bike. Once I got them on I pulled the lever and they didnt work. The guy said that they were brand new and had been stored at his house for a while. The seal is broken (where the lever is)

Also the guy isnt answering any of my phone calls or PMs......

What should I do?

 

[eyes]

Take them to your LBS, if you aren't even sure whether or not there is oil in them, it's probably best someone else fixes them for you.

 

[matt123]

Take them to your LBS, if you aren't even sure whether or not there is oil in them, it's probably best someone else fixes them for you.

ok,
I took them up to my lbs and they told me it was the seal where the lever is that is broken. To repair the seal they would have to order a seal kit in and then bleed them which would cost me around $40. But they said they cannot be bothered bleeding brakes because its too much trouble.

Any other ideas?

 

[james the BM rider]

wow your bike shop sounds pretty lazy is they dont wanna bleed brakes.

 

[dave3107]

Ban 'em!

Any LBS that won't bleed brakes should be blackbanned! What a joke.

What suburb / state?

 

[Sethius]

ok,
I took them up to my lbs and they told me it was the seal where the lever is that is broken. To repair the seal they would have to order a seal kit in and then bleed them which would cost me around $40. But they said they cannot be bothered bleeding brakes because its too much trouble.

Any other ideas?

yea change LBS's immediately, it is not that troublesome honestly.

 

[jackthewolverine]

*In olde english accent* Thats a bloody outrage i tells ya.
Well change bike shop or march right up to them and tell them that if they can't be farked you'll take your buissnes else where.

 

[matt123]

The shops pretty small but they are always busy, so I think he meant he doesnt have enough time to bother with it, but still.
Well I decided to bleed them myself even though i dont have a bleed kit.

They seem to work fine even though i didnt replace the rubbers.

Should I REPORT the guy to a mod because he was advertising them as brand new-never been used (they were used) and also he was telling me that they were all ready to go, but they actually needed to be bled