gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
when do you change them? Mine are down to a bout 1 mm groove left , so do I wait until they are smooth as they are expensive to buy ( £4.99 a set) and use them till well worn?
brake pads.
- Thread starter gavroche
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
When they're down to about 1mm. Which might mean years on the road, or a day in heavy, gritty clag (yes, I've worn a set out in a day of heavy off-roading in poor conditions, which isn't unusual apparently).
I wish the pads for any of my disc-braked bikes were only £4.99!
I wish the pads for any of my disc-braked bikes were only £4.99!
Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
Ditto I have had my front pads for about 7 months now and virtually did all of the wear inside a days riding on muddy rainy roads with lots of downhill. P.S Shimano pads are utterly pants.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
do them now , get out in garage and do them ready for 2moros ride
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
They are a safety critical item. It's your neck but I'd have binned them by now!
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Tyres and brakes are not to be skimped on. You might get away with it for months, but when you are pulling the levers and still rapidly approaching a stationary object that £5 would seem VERY cheap!
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
My pads have started depositing tons of crud of the rims, I guess it's time to replace them!
Any recommendations?
Any recommendations?
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
swisstop salmon are derigeur this season. or koolstop. I have magura brakes on mine and magura state only their blocks to be fitted to keep within the 5 year warranty rules. £14 for a set of 4 from the worlds favourite haribo sender , which is better than £12 for a pair of clarks branded magura style from on yer bike in tooley street. I actually used the shops name in my response to the sales guy when he told me the price.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Thank you, I ended up getting some incontinence pads, I'd have to save my pennies to get swissstop or koolstop
amaferanga
Veteran
- Location
- Bolton
4 pairs for £7.48 for the red ones. Not sure if there's any difference between the different colours other than the colour, but these are good pads. They may not be as good as Koolstops, but they work fine for me in all weathers. I also have some of the pads for carbon rims which are a real bargain as well.
