what's wrong with the brakes? is it just that they are dirty, or are they not working properly? i don't ride all year long, but since i pulled her out Apr 1st, i put ~700kms, have not washed her yet, so she is simply filthy. no problems with brakes though... they needed some time for wd40 to burn off (sprayed the whole bike before putting her to bed in fall), but after first 50-60 kms, they were fine...