Front brakes binding.

[Rusty]

As the title but it only happens after I've not used my bike for a couple of weeks. I keep it under a bike tent and wondered if there is a way to stop this happening?
It's getting annoying having to rock the bike back and forth pulling the front frames on and off for ten minutes to free them up when I do get to use it.

[tookadum]

Hi
This is a common problem on my Mr's car when it is standing in the damp for a few days. It is a good make of car - Honda Civic S - so it's not due to poor quality parts. I checked with the garage and they say that it's normal in wet conditions and can't be prevented. The pads release and work 100% normal.
We were told it is caused by the brake discs binding to the pads due to 'rusting'.
It does not cause a problem and they quickly release = I doubt there is anything you can do to prevent it but providing the pads release and work fine afterwards it should not be an issue.
I see you too are in the UK - I doubt anyone in warmer climates will have come across this issue!

Take care.

[tookadum]

Taking this a little further - If the brakes don't release or start to apply whilst you are riding it could be a case of a leaky system - air getting in, but as I say if they release and work fine I would not worry 

If you do a web search you will find it is not uncommon: i.e.   

http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/tires-wheels-and-brakes/269971-pads-sticking-to-rotors-after-rain.html

[Rucifa]

I'm no expert in this, but if you know that you're going to be putting it up for a few days, maybe spray some brake cleaner on the calipers to try and drive out any moisture before you cover it over. Just be careful where you spray the brake cleaner.

[tookadum]

 

If I was having the problem and not using my bike for a while I would spray a little WD40 on the disc to prevent the oxidisation - It would be simple enough to wash off when I want to use it, if it has not already evaporated. BUT I would NOT suggest to anyone else that they did this   .

[Rucifa]

 
I like stopping too much to want to spray wd40 on my rotors!

[tookadum]

Agreed - that's why I would not suggest it to anyone to do 

I see you have the Red model though so you should be ok 

Take care 

[Robell]

It's a feature of a damp climate.

The only suggestion I can think of, is to try and slip a piece of paper between the pads and the disc
No idea if it'd work, but might be worth a try.

[grumpy]

tookadum

If I was having the problem and not using my bike for a while I would spray a little WD40 on the disc to prevent the oxidisation - It would be simple enough to wash off when I want to use it, if it has not already evaporated. BUT I would NOT suggest to anyone else that they did this   .

AAARGH! Please don't!! WD40 is a lubricant and disperses water and moisture so even if you did wash it all off the disc it would probably contaminate the pads and reduce their effectiveness. Usually it's the pins and sliders that the calliper moves on or the brake pistons that get rusty or clogged with muck that makes the brake stick on bikes, but plain steel disc on cars do rust quickly this time of year but soon 'clean up' after a couple of dabs on the brakes...but if you've got rear disks you'll probably need to break quite hard to get enough friction to clean them up!