[svccridesupdate] Disc brakes in hot weather
Andy / Del ( lurker, minch cycling club, panto loon)
On Sun, 2 Aug 2026, 13:24 Steve Brawley, <steve49.brawley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Anne, > > That is a very useful piece of advice and I for one had no idea that > leaving your bike in the car in high temperatures could lead to brake > failure. > > Many thanks, > > Steve. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2 Aug 2026, at 16:28, anne rogers <annerogers66@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > Heads up! Take care when storing your bike with disc brakes in hot weather! > I recently took my bike on holiday and, as there was nowhere secure to > store it, decided that the safest place would be locked inside my car. Big > mistake! When I retrieved it a couple of (hot) days later to go on a ride I > discovered to my horror that the brakes weren’t working at all! Fortunately > this was before I set off straight down the steep hill into Okehampton. So > no ride ☹. > The bike was fine on my ride beforehand and I had new brake pads so I > knew they were ok. Having researched online I have discovered that > hydraulic brake fluid can overheat and boil in extreme heat creating air > bubbles which reduce its pressure and lead to brake failure. It’s possible > that the bike having been laid on its side in the car could have been an > issue and of course it does get v hot in a car. > The brakes still don’t work now that it’s home and cooled down. So its off > to the Bike Drop on 12 August, the first available date, to sort it out. At > £30 per brake it’s an expensive lesson! Thank goodness my team did well in > the Treasure Hunt, my £10 prize voucher will help. > Cycle safe. And check your brakes! > Anne > > —————————— > *From:* svccridesupdate@googlegroups.com <svccridesupdate@googlegroups.com> > on behalf of Clare Smith <clarefrgsmith@gmail.com> > *Sent:* 01 August 2026 08:37 > *To:* Stroud Cycling Club <svccridesupdate@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [svccridesupdate] Sunday 2nd August Ride to Hill > > Good Morning Everyone > > It’s another ride to Hill Tea and Cakes – so don’t forget your cash! > About 57 miles / 92km in total with 2,500 ft / 750m of climbing. > Due to a lot of roadworks around Coaley / Peter’s Street, I’ve decided to > throw in a bit of a challenge and go up Frocester Hill and down Crawley > Hill through Uley. You can probably get through the roadworks on a bike, if > you want to avoid Frocester Hill. > > Meet at 9:30am at Wallbridge Lock > Ebley, Ryeford, Stanley Downton, Frocester Hill, Uley, Dursley and Leaf > and Ground at Stinchcombe for a coffee stop after about 12 miles. > Then Wick, Damery, Tortworth, Cromhall, Tytherington, Itchington, > Thornbury, Oldbury-on-Severn, Hill after about 35 miles. I’m hoping to get > there a little bit before 2pm, ready for the afternoon opening. > Return through Rockhampton, Berkeley, Slimbridge, Cambridge where I will > leave you and you can choose your preferred route home. The Ride with GPS > route goes back via Claypits and Eastington to avoid the roadworks. > Ride to Hill via Frocester Hill <ridewithgps.com/routes/56435819> > I will put Live Location on for anyone joining en route or taking a > slightly different route. > > Hope to see some of you tomorrow – hot and sunny and no rain forecast. > > Clare > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/CAJ7S72YQvAFpCcVghzE1Fo7_uB6eG%3DZX4bojQ4j%3D5v2ogtZ7_w%40mail.gmail.com > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/CAJ7S72YQvAFpCcVghzE1Fo7_uB6eG%3DZX4bojQ4j%3D5v2ogtZ7_w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/DB8PR10MB34668DBCB67210C9AAED335688D62%40DB8PR10MB3466.EURPRD10.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/DB8PR10MB34668DBCB67210C9AAED335688D62%40DB8PR10MB3466.EURPRD10.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/8C1E2101-753D-4873-A007-48191E08C3CC%40gmail.com > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/8C1E2101-753D-4873-A007-48191E08C3CC%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >