Originally Posted by
act0fgod
So my wife and I did our first organized ride in the rain this weekend in San Diego and the wet weather really wore down the pads on the caliper brakes(whatever comes on the non disc brake cannondales). The brakes ended up failing to the point where we weren't slowing down and after unintentionally running a red light I had to unclip and dragged my foot to stop.
Your brake pads wore down enough in ONE RIDE in the rain that you ran a red light because you couldn't stop the bike? This is DANGEROUS!
Originally Posted by
act0fgod
Also our brakes are currently setup so they are both applied with the pull of just the left lever (there is no right brake lever on the bike and I've read that might make a drum brake a good option
There's no right brake lever?!?!? Maybe this is why your brakes are wearing down so fast - it could be that it's not adjusted properly and you are really using only one of the brakes.
Good brakes don't have to be expensive - I'll bet that adding a second brake lever and getting everything adjusted correctly would make this a safe bike without spending too much money.