Fixing Cheap Mechanical Disc Brakes With New Pads. Pump until you feel the pads firmly contacting the rotor. But if you're not quite up to speed with the disc brake revolution, here's all the info you'll need.
Most bicycle brakes are operated mechanically, although hydraulic operation is becoming more common, mainly in disc brakes Rim brakes are still the most common, probably because the rim is a great heat dissipater with a surface that is already there just waiting to be used as a large disc brake. The new ECO copper-free EBC Brakes Yellowstuff compound is a high friction pad right from cold. For hydraulic disc brakes, pump the lever to move the pistons and pads back to the working position.
Mechanical disc brakes are definitely better.
That means they are designed to wear down and be replaced.
Disc brakes preform better than drum brakes, and their mechanical simplicity makes them more reliable. If they don't easily Fixing brakes is one thing; making sure they work properly is another. It is one of those nasty, cheap full suspension bikes.