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The Dark Art of Rotor Shimming
If you have multiple sets of wheels for your bike with disc brakes, there’s a good chance you’ve decided to swap wheels at 10:00pm on the night before a ride. There’s also a chance that you were subsequently greeted by the gentle pinging of a rubbing disc brake, and stayed up later than you intended to adjust that brake. I’m here to tell you that you could get more sleep if you shimmed your rotors.