On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Paul <wognacious@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this what I've heard described as "brake fade?" I'll be going down a hill
> and the pedal feels normal, if there is such a thing, and once in a while it
> feels like the pedal all of a sudden will go right down to the floor board.
> If I give it a quick pump everything feels good again. That feeling of no
> back pressure is a bit unverving when going down hill and I'm sure that's
> not the way it should be. Do I need to bleed the brake line?
> Any insight will be gratefully appreciated,
> Thanx,
> pAUL
>

Hydraulic leak or more likely, a bypass type of thing. My bet is
master cylinder failing.

Brake fade is typically a loss of braking effectiveness over a period
of time. i.e. long hill, brakes maybe used too much, they heat up,
then fade.

Neil.

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