Tyres, Brakes and Suspension » Hill brake not holding bike...?

Went out for a nice ride yesterday to Burley in the New Forest and back to Guildford. Way there I had to arrive on time so went A31 and M3/M27 (yawn) but on the way back I put myself in the hands of Calimoto and it found me a very nice route with some interesting B roads and nationals. Have logged it inBaseCamp so if anyone interested let me know and I’ll put up a nav file.

One thing though was that I had a couple of hill stops and despite engaging the hill start it didn’t hold the bike fully, which was a bit weird. Anyone else had a similar issue...?

i think the hill start uses the force you put into the brake when you activate it, if not enough pressure applied it may be the cause, remember the front brake will release and relies on the rear one so a natural reduction occurs once lever released

Ok thanks, will give the rear a good stomp and see how that works. I’ve used Hill assist before and it was fine but last ride out was iffy.

“sorry Mrs L I’ve got to go out on a test ride, I’ll be at least a couple of hours...” :)

Hi, you can activate it from either brake, so no need to stomp, a good squeeze should work just as well as the brakes are linked. (In fact I don’t think I have ever activated HSC via the rear brake.)

HSC for me has been a bit like keyless ride. Couldn’t see any point, a solution to problem that didn’t exist. That was until I got a bike with them fitted! Keyless was an instant revelation, HSC took a bit of time to appreciate, I was worried about stalling out at first, but now it’s second nature.

I also have found the hill brake to be a good thing. It's there when you want it but it doesn't intrude otherwise.

I agree, it's been great - until I expected it to stop me rolling backwards and it didn't :)