Hey folks, I have a 2011 C14. Back story. Bled my brakes (front & rear) when I got the bike about 2k miles ago. I pressure bleed without any fancy vacuum tools because it has worked for me in the past and still works. However, I have been upset with a dead spot at the beginning of the rear brake. I just thought it was how it is on this bike with the linked brakes.
Last week, while reading up on the bike, noticed that there's two bleeder valves on the rear brake. I just went and bled the inner (facing the wheel) nipple and sure enough, some dark fluid came out. Brake feel however, hasn't changed. There's still about an inch of empty travel on the brake pedal. Is this how this bike's brakes are? or am I doing something wrong.
Is one of the valves connected to the front brake?
Please don't tell me to buy a brake vacuum thing, I've had horrible luck with those and almost always ended up letting air into the system somehow. Just trying to learn how the braking system works.