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Just checking with the more experienced here. I replaced the rear brake pads (per the Dinqua site). I pushed the bores out and cleaned around them with brake cleen and inside the cups. I put a little lube on the pins and put it back together. Brakes work good but the rotor feels warm, not hot. I can put my fingers on the rotor and it feels warm, a little warmer if I leave them there. Just parked the bike for the third time and I touched the front rotors, which I haven't touched at all repair wise, and they feel just warm also about the same as the back. So am I ok or should they be cool to the touch? Thanks in advance, I'm a little leary to go far now.

They were warm after a ride? Normal. After a long ride or aggressive braking, they'll be much warmer - do not touch.

They won't be dead cold if you have been riding. The pads follow the rotor so to speak and thus there will be a little friction. That creating some heat. If you can put your fingers on the rotor and keep them there and you feel no drag if you try and move the bike you are fine. Pick the wheel up off the ground and turn it by hand and feel for any drag.