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Front brake I just put a new brake lever on my bike, now after a couple miles and a few stops the front brakes get stuck on and it wont move for about 5 min, then it rolls and does the same thing all over again.... WHATS WRONG???

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Hi ,
It sounds like the brake lever maybe the wrong one and it applies pressure on the brakes while riding and heat up the pads . Once the pads cool down you can roll again .
Make sure your lever is the right one

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