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Oroville, CA
Tires & Brakes
Mount and balance, pads, rotors and lines. So you stop the way you are supposed to.
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Mount and balance, pads, rotors and lines. So you stop the way you are supposed to.
Get a free estimateTell us your number and we will call you back.
Tires and brakes are the two things on a bike you cannot put off. Syndicate Cycle mounts and balances tires and handles pads, rotors and brake lines at the shop in Oroville. The parts counter carries Dunlop, and if the size you need is not on the shelf, we will get it in.
Tire pressure is the easiest thing to get right and the thing most often gotten wrong. Check it cold, before the ride, using the numbers in your owner's manual or on the frame label, and adjust for a passenger or luggage if the manual calls for it. A reading taken after a ride on hot pavement will show more pressure than the tire runs at cold, so letting air out at that point leaves it low. Heavy bikes are especially sensitive to low pressure, which makes them steer slowly and wears the tire faster.
Age counts as much as tread. The last four digits of the DOT code on the sidewall are the week and year the tire was made, so 2321 means the 23rd week of 2021. Rubber hardens as it ages, even when plenty of tread is left, and a hardened tire grips less, especially on wet roads.
Pads are the obvious wear item on the brake side, but rotors wear as well, and a lever that pulses under braking usually points at the rotor. Brake lines age too. The shop mounts and balances tires and replaces pads, rotors and lines, with Dunlop tires through the parts counter.
We also carry HardDrive and Dunlop, plus exclusive suspension components. If we do not have the part on the shelf, we will get it in.
Check the wear bars molded into the tread grooves, look for a flat spot down the center or cracking in the sidewall, and check the date code on the sidewall. Not sure? Roll it in and we will take a look.
Yep. A tire, a set of plugs, a leak you want a second opinion on. Nothing is too small to roll in with.
Usually an uneven rotor surface from wear or heat, and sometimes pad deposits on the rotor that can be cleaned off. Either way it is worth a look, since the brakes are what you count on most.
No. Front and rear wear at different rates, and replacing one at a time is common. Matching the type of tire the bike was set up for is the part that matters.