Originally Posted by
terrymorse
That process sure seems overly complicated. All I do is:
- slide out the old pads
- slide in the new pads
- adjust the cable tension with the brake's barrel adjuster
Several seconds of braking downhill "tunes up" the new pad surfaces.
My habit is to replace the entire brake shoe/pad, and the process described before is accurate for me. That said, since my riding time gets split between multiple bikes, including indoor, I don't change rim brake pads very often. My #1 road bike was bought used in Dec '20. It still has the same brake pads that were on it when I bought it. When I put together my singlespeed MTB in June '21, I installed new v-brake pads. They haven't been replaced since. 2 orher bikes have disc brakes. The rim brake pads on the bike that lives on my trainer are probably close to 20 years old. They don't get much use - LOL.
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Last edited by Eric F; 02-08-23 at 11:45 AM.