A while ago I changed my front brake line to a Stainless line and ever since then the lever has felt spongy. The bike stops fine, but my friend has the exact setup as I do, and his lever takes one finger to stop.
I've bled the system several times over, and still nothing has changed.
Don't know if you fixed it already but, was it spongy like that before the pads? What kind of brake fluid are you using now?
Also, you might try cracking the bleeder screw just a weeee bit with the reservoir cover off. were fluid doesn't come out of the bleeder as long as you don't have the lever pulled. Leave it for a few hours or overnight tighten and bleed as normal. Sometimes the bubbles just take a bit to work their way out.
The other option is buy a 27 dollar mighty vac and do it the easy way.
Come to think of it, even before the Stainless line it did seem a bit squishy. I've put stainless lines on pretty much every bike I've had and it always made a huge difference.
I use Castrol Dot 4 Synthetic Brake Fluid. I originally had some Prestone Dot 4, but immediately changed it.
I do need to look into a Mighty Vac though.
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