Changing Brake Pads in the Field
07-25-23, 05:04 PM
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For those of you who regularly replace pads while out on a ride, have you ever lost both front and rear at the same time? I like to be prepared but hesitate to load up with a set of pads and associated tools. I think I could get home with one operable brake.
07-25-23, 06:20 PM
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Nah, you just want to be a troll. You know. The kind you alway ***** about
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07-25-23, 06:33 PM
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Surely someone here is a beside-the-road pad swapper, else why the angst?
07-25-23, 06:36 PM
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07-25-23, 06:40 PM
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Well heck, I might have been able to help the next time you needed to remove a cotter pin.
07-25-23, 06:46 PM
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I'm on my same brake pads and rotors for almost 4 years now, riding a mountain bike in the suburbs for about 16 miles a day. Things last "forever"...
07-25-23, 06:48 PM
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Thankfully, this is a scenario I will never have to worry about!
07-25-23, 06:52 PM
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When I do a lot of descending with my mtb I replace the pads about twice per year. It's 5 years old and the rear rotor has worn down past the "safe" limit twice and the front has once.
On the rim braked road bike I replace the pads on the rear about once per year, maybe a year and a half. Front pads last a bit longer. Wore through a rear rim 2 years ago and due for another due to hitting a pothole and bending the brake track.
On the rim braked road bike I replace the pads on the rear about once per year, maybe a year and a half. Front pads last a bit longer. Wore through a rear rim 2 years ago and due for another due to hitting a pothole and bending the brake track.
07-25-23, 06:55 PM
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07-25-23, 07:07 PM
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HA! My rim brakes have never squealed. Even with brand new pads. However, I do so enjoy reading the plethora of disc brake squealing threads, and chuckling to myself…Who pays money to true wheels, anyway?
07-25-23, 07:09 PM
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Because admittedly, I 90% rubbing alcohol wipe my disc brakes before every ride to prevent "squeal".
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07-25-23, 07:14 PM
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07-25-23, 07:18 PM
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A disc brake rub is magnitudes less of a problem then a rim brake rub. And cool, you don't have to do anything to your brakes before a ride. I'm just doing what works for me currently...
07-25-23, 07:20 PM
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07-25-23, 07:29 PM
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07-25-23, 07:42 PM
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All I said was I’ll never have to worry about replacing my brake pads on the road. Which is true. Sorry!
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