OK guys, I got an '09 Mongoose Mischeif off Santa, but it came with rims from Satan (geddit, you see what I did there..?)
Ahem. Anyway, the brakes are poo to say the least, they are set up right and they do 'stop' me but they slip, so they aren't good enough and don't do what it says on the tin.
I was wondering if I could remove the anodising/ lacquer from the braking surface with wet & dry paper or summink like that; if I expose the alloy base metal would that be an improvement?
Anyone tried similar or have any pearl wisdom necklaces to share?
By the way, there is
NO WAY I can afford to buy new wheels as we're expecting our first born in June.
Hope you can offer some guidance to this unable-to-endo radder.