£15 For A Pair Of Brake Pads!

[Udders]

And they’re only the organic type and not “ sintered “!
Oh and they are blooming tiny. Only about an inch wide.
While I was coming back down off a mountain a couple of days ago one of my rear pads disintegrated. It knackered the metal spring thing too. Luckily I always carry spares and after 10 mins it was sorted.
I called into Nevis Cycles this morning ( on a Sunday ) and got a pair.

 

[Wicker]

And they don't last many miles. I'm now onto my 3rd set in only 7000 miles

 

[Pukmeister]

Lucky escape.

I put my Giant EMTB in for its first service at the dealers, twats forgot to replace the retaining pin in the front pads after checking. Came to a local road junction, grabbed the brake lever, sailed into the back of my riding buddy. Pads had fallen out.

Since then I do my all own servicing.

 

[Udders]

Lucky escape.

I put my Giant EMTB in for its first service at the dealers, twats forgot to replace the retaining pin in the front pads after checking. Came to a local road junction, grabbed the brake lever, sailed into the back of my riding buddy. Pads had fallen out.

Since then I do my all own servicing.

I laugh but that could’ve been a lot worse! Thankfully your mate saved you unintentionally.
It was a bit of a surprise to me too because I grabbed the rear brake lever and it came straight back to the handlebar with zero resistance. Luckily my front one stopped my progress after a bit of confused panic! I hopped off and looked into the calliper and there was nothing left of the one pad. Dunno if it wore out or got rusty and fell out? Like I said, I always carry spares because I’m normally in the middle of absolutely nowhere and managed to put an old pair in. A few pumps of the lever and hey presto…. brakes.

 

[Udders]

Oh, and if you ride along the sea shore try not to run over any seaweed! That shit got everywhere in my rear cassette and derailleur! To such an extent that the chain was jumping in nearly all gears because it was full of the stuff and the chain couldn’t drop onto the sprockets. It took me about 15 minutes to dig it all out before I could carry on!
Hey ho, lesson learned.

 

[Davey B]

Oh, and if you ride along the sea shore try not to run over any seaweed! ......

Granny and sucking eggs and all that but...I hope you gave the whole bike a good fresh water rinse after a ride like that

 

[Udders]

Granny and sucking eggs and all that but...I hope you gave the whole bike a good fresh water rinse after a ride like that

Yep, because it lives inside my motorhome it always gets a good wash, dry and re oil the chain etc…. It’s always ready to go back out then.

 

[AdrianS]

They are more than £15 for the road bike pads with cooling fins. Also, no split pins to retain the pads, but screw pins made of cheese secured with a bent wire clip which costs silly money if lost.
For a bit of advice re maintenance, do pop the pads out regularly, clean them with iso propyl alcohol and also the pistons with alcohol on a cotton bud. This does keep things working properly and also gives you a chance to check wear.
Obviously wear depends on the terrain being ridden on and how heavy you are on the brakes.

 

[dommiek]

I run Shimano XT/XTR four pots on all my bikes. The genuine pads with the cooling fins are so expensive, nearly £40 for a pair I believe. As I've had a few issues with them I choose to use Uber brakepads.
There's a choice of different compounds for different applications, prices from £8 to £15 for a set.

 

[PIGGLET]

Gorrilla pads. They last way longer than oem and their evo pads don't squeel in the wet... unlike shitmano sintered that let everyone know you've grabbed the chicken sticks.

 

[Udders]

Gorrilla pads. They last way longer than oem and their evo pads don't squeel in the wet... unlike shitmano sintered that let everyone know you've grabbed the chicken sticks.

Trust me, where I go up mountains you need the chicken sticks, a lot!
I think I’ll give a pair of the Gorilla ones a go. Even at £25 a pair delivered! I’ll try them in the front first.

Edit…… ordered.