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I last topped up my front and rear brakes with Shimano's rollerbrake grease after hearing a loud unsightly noise while braking.

The brake performance has been OK so far since the re-greasing, but I'm concerned at how much grease has been coming out consistently.

There are a lot of hills in my area (sadly not an environment the rollerbrakes are recommended for) so my usual braking style is similar to 'cadence braking', where I pump intermittently to prevent overheating and cooking the grease.

Is this leaking something to be worried about or is this normal for my use case?

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[–] calamitycastle 1 points 2 years ago

I don't know the answer but I have a (much abused) Gazelle with the same brake, so I'll check what it looks like

I've found it very rubbish as a brake tbh but I'm almost sure my rotor looks basically clean which would definitely suggest an issue your end. I'll take a pic of it tomorrow for you, for comparison (it's never had a grease change)