Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I'm not understanding. It's not really something that sneaks up on you and you don't need to check that there's sufficient pad life before every ride. If you do a lot of riding/braking, do a visual inspection every once in a while (a flashlight might be helpful), starting a handful of months after the initial pad install.
Thank you, this is what I was curious about and looking for, that one can (relatively easily) check pad thickness with a flashlight. But still not quite as easy as with rim brakes. I am chubby so even at slower speeds there is a bit of kinetic energy that must be converted to heat in order to slow down or stop.