Systems and methods for bedding disc brakes of cycles

A system for bedding-in a disc brake of a wheeled cycle that comprises a brake rotor fixed to a wheel of the cycle and a pair of brake pads mounted on a caliper that selectively compress against the brake rotor while the wheel and rotor are rotating during a braking operation of the disc brake, comprising:

• a base defining an opening configured to receive the wheel of the wheeled cycle;
• a roller assembly comprising a rear roller and a front roller each rotatably coupled with the base and extending across the opening, the rear and front rollers configured to engage the wheel of the cycle;
• an electric motor mounted to the base and operatively coupled with the roller assembly configured to rotate at least one of the rear and front rollers of the roller assembly to rotate the wheel and rotor of the cycle;
• at least one user interface comprising a display portion and an input interface portion that inputs at least one operational parameter;
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• at least one controller that monitors real-time operational statuses of the system, and controls the electric motor and the at least one user interface, based on the at least one operational parameter input by the input interface portion and the real-time operational statuses, to execute a bedding-in process that beds-in the disc brake of the wheel of the wheeled cycle,
• wherein the bedding-in process comprises a plurality of cycles of a braking operation and a subsequent cooling operation while the wheel is rotated via the roller assembly and at least some of the real-time operational statuses are indicated by the display portion, the braking operations comprising the disc brake being activated by a user within a defined braking level for a braking timeframe, and the cooling operations comprising the disc brake not being activated by the user for a cooling timeframe,
• wherein the real-time operational statuses that are indicated by the display portion during the bedding-in process instruct the user to operate the disc brake in accordance with the braking and cooling operations and comprise:
• an indication to the user to perform a first braking operation;
• an indication to the user of a real-time brake level compared to the defined braking level during the first braking operation;
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• an indication to the user to perform a first cooling operation after the first braking operation;
• an indication to the user to perform a second braking operation after the first cooling operation;
• an indication to the user of a real-time brake level compared to the defined braking level during the second braking operation;
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• an indication to the user to perform a second cooling operation after the first braking operation.