Meet your Brake Expert Kit

New brake day

Congrats on your new Expert Kit (you expert, you). You're among the few riders to get this limited-edition colorway in a comprehensive tuning kit. Learn how to optimize your brake system performance for wherever you ride. Here's what you need to know before heading out.

Step 1: Register your brakes

Register your SRAM brakes to receive tips to personalize, tune, and maintain your brakes. Plus, you can easily store your proof of purchase upon registration. Enter each brake’s serial number below to begin.

Serial Number

Serial Number Locator

Kit overview

In addition to your new, small-batch levers and calipers, your Expert Kit contains:

Two sets of different rotor sizes to help you tune your useable power
Two mounting brackets for best fit
Two sets of Organic and Sintered pads for riding in different climates or styles
One Pro Mineral Oil bleed kit once your brakes are installed
One Rotor Travel bag to keep those rotors happy in transit
One multi-tool for adjustments on the go

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Step 2: Install and bleed

Brake installation is as simple as routing, mounting, and bleeding the brakes, made especially easy with the Expert Kit containing everything you need, starting with the Pro Bleed Kit. Bleeding the brakes is an essential first step for ensuring optimal brake performance.

SERVICE MANUAL WATCH VIDEO

MTB brake bed-in

E-MTB brake bed-in

Tech Tip: Every time you install new brake pads and rotors, bed-in must be repeated. Skipping bed-in will reduce your system’s power and increase the chance of brake noise. If you’re switching to a new compound, be sure to use new rotors—introducing a new pad compound to a used rotor can create noise and reduce brake performance.

Customize your levers for your hands

Brake lever fit and feel is a personal choice, and adjusting your SRAM MTB brakes to find your preferred lever position is simple. Start with Reach Adjust to get full one-finger control no matter your hand size and finger length. Turn the Reach Adjust knob counterclockwise to move the lever blade closer to the handlebar.

Your brakes have another point of adjustment as well. With Contact Point Adjust, you can pick the position you want your fingers to be in when your brakes are engaged—that moment when your pads meet the rotor. Some people like the instantaneous power of a short lever throw, while other prefer the feel of a longer throw. To adjust, follow the directional arrow on the lever to rotate the contact point inward, increasing the lever travel required for the brakes to engage the rotor.

Tech Tip: If you need to find pad spacers, ask your local bike shop to see if they have any spares. Pad spacers are caliper-specific, so make sure you use the right one by ordering with SRAM part numbers:

For Motive brakes: 11.5018.062.002

For Maven brakes, pad spacers are included when purchasing new brake pads:

Maven (organic pads): 00.5315.023.031
Maven (sintered pads): 00.5315.023.032

STEP 6: Get to know your piston massage

As your pads wear down over time, your caliper pistons may need a little extra massage to get moving properly. Don’t we all? Follow these steps to get your pistons moving happily again: