They seemed OK, so I sanded the surface and refitted everything, and this time followed the following bedding in procedure
Get up to normal speed and gently apply the rear brake to slow the bike to walking pace.
Do not keep the brake on till the bike comes to a stop
Repeat this procedure at least thirty times , and indeed go easy on use of the rear brake for the first 25 miles.
This is where we are at at the moment and so far the Brake operates very smoothly and quietly indeed and with each application it seems to have a little more grip for the same lever pressure.
At the moment while using both brakes together I am using the front brake to bring the bike to a stop.
The Damage to the old rotor
There is a 2.5mm area of damage at the same position swept by the pads both outer and inner faces
This damage was caused by my heavy handed braking on the new disc as I was completely unaware of the need to bed the pads in.
This unfortunate lack of information has cost me a new disc and set of Swissstep pads
Never mind it's another lesson learned! the new rotor is looking to have a much more uniform wear pattern!
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