I got new tires mounted yesterday and put them back on the bike last night. I went ahead and changed the front brake pads (got some Galfer organic pads), but didn't do anything with the rears. But after I installed the rear calipers and mounted it over the rotors, the rear wheel wasn't spinning very freely; a part of the pads was touching the rotor with every rotation. I knew that light touching was normal and that it'll get fixed during the first few miles of riding, but when I finished the install and tried to go for a ride, even moving the bike in neutral seemed a bit harder than before.
Anyway, this morning I went for a ride and I didn't have any feel/effect on my rear brakes. So when I stopped, I touched the rear rotor and it was HOT!! Like I spat a bit on my finger and touched the rotor and it sizzled. That's not normal, right? Are the calipers not releasing the pads fully back? Do I have to use a C-clamp to push them back manually?
Anyway, this morning I went for a ride and I didn't have any feel/effect on my rear brakes. So when I stopped, I touched the rear rotor and it was HOT!! Like I spat a bit on my finger and touched the rotor and it sizzled. That's not normal, right? Are the calipers not releasing the pads fully back? Do I have to use a C-clamp to push them back manually?