New item in my tool kit.
01-05-19, 07:31 AM
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New item in my tool kit.
A small thing board with some 80 grit sandpaper glued to it. I use it for "dressing" the brake pads when I start hearing a bit of grinding. Weighs practically nothing.
01-05-19, 08:24 AM
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01-05-19, 02:06 PM
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Yep. But mine are custom made!!!
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I never really bother, and should. Also those things could double to scuff the rubber on an innertube when patching.
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01-05-19, 11:12 PM
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Mr TT, if grindy pad sounds bothers you as much as it does me, I recommend washing or at least wiping the rims well after riding in rain, and cleaning the crud off the pads as well.
I also find it useful to look at the pad surfaces carefully once in a while, to make sure there are no little bits of gravel and or aluminum bits from the rim that are embedded in the pads. I use a knife edge or pointy whatever to did these bits out.
I also find it useful to look at the pad surfaces carefully once in a while, to make sure there are no little bits of gravel and or aluminum bits from the rim that are embedded in the pads. I use a knife edge or pointy whatever to did these bits out.
01-08-19, 05:19 PM
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I carry a small, cut-off piece of a Scotch Brite nylon abrasive pad in my touring kit. Great for cleaning brake residue off the rim sidewall and even for roughing up brake pads if needed (although a small piece of sandpaper works better for that).
01-08-19, 05:38 PM
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Do you have to do the same thing to disk brake pads? Is it a good idea to clean/sand them occasionally?
01-10-19, 07:12 AM
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Now I havent been riding through mud a lot like mountain bikers, but the times that I have mucked around with pads, it hasn't really done anything and at times has introduced noise/squeal that wasn't there before.
again, have only a few years experience with discs and have only replaced pads once.
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01-13-19, 12:49 PM
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Bruce, I don't do much custom work these days! So the little projects are fun!
