So I was riding home today for a quick stop before heading out again. I stopped by at home to grab my backpack and roughly 3 minutes later I came back to the bike, started her up and began to back pedal out of the parking spot I forwarded into.
I noticed it was strangely difficult to back out and there was no incline. I got off the bike and tried pushing in neutral and same deal, I encountered significant resistance. I squeezed the brake lever and it felt tight as though it was already half depressed.
I tried squeezing it a few times hard to see if I could relieve any pressure but no luck. I sat down and googled online to see if there were any fixes to my issue. I do have aftermarket levers but never encountered this issue before until now.
After about 10 minutes I fiddled around some more and discovered that my brake lights were disconnected (probably due to vibration, plugs aren't that tight). I plugged the brake lights back in and tested them by using the lever. At that point I noticed the brakes had released and the bike was back to normal.
How could this possibly happen?
Notes:
- My master cylinder is slightly tilted due to my handlebar set up
- it was slightly warmer today and the bike sank into the asphalt a little bit which titled the bike, and added even more tilt to the master cylinder (though there is enough brake fluid to cover the hose the entire time)
- I did not do any hard braking
- I have not done any recent brake maintenance recently
I noticed it was strangely difficult to back out and there was no incline. I got off the bike and tried pushing in neutral and same deal, I encountered significant resistance. I squeezed the brake lever and it felt tight as though it was already half depressed.
I tried squeezing it a few times hard to see if I could relieve any pressure but no luck. I sat down and googled online to see if there were any fixes to my issue. I do have aftermarket levers but never encountered this issue before until now.
After about 10 minutes I fiddled around some more and discovered that my brake lights were disconnected (probably due to vibration, plugs aren't that tight). I plugged the brake lights back in and tested them by using the lever. At that point I noticed the brakes had released and the bike was back to normal.
How could this possibly happen?
Notes:
- My master cylinder is slightly tilted due to my handlebar set up
- it was slightly warmer today and the bike sank into the asphalt a little bit which titled the bike, and added even more tilt to the master cylinder (though there is enough brake fluid to cover the hose the entire time)
- I did not do any hard braking
- I have not done any recent brake maintenance recently