Metallic vs resin disc pads
02-16-22, 04:43 PM
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02-17-22, 10:34 AM
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Way back when I was doing a lot of group rides, I used to use my rear brake a lot for the very slight speed adjustments that you often need to do in a tight group, where you want to shed a LITTLE speed - more than you lose if you stop pedaling, but not enough to justify grabbing both brakes. Turns out I wore out the rear rim faster than the front.
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02-17-22, 11:53 AM
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I see this every now and then. In one particularly bad case I have a guy on our team that rides with us locally. He's in his 50's and fast but I get the impression he is a bit more risk adverse than most of us. He will blow through about 2 sets of pads a year (rim brake) riding the same conditions where I can have a set of pads last 5+ years. Every time it's his rears that are nearly gone and the fronts are worn but still have twice as much material left. I sometimes feel he must spend the whole ride with his brake on just pushing through it.
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