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Originally Posted by GhostRider62
How many miles do pads last on disc brakes?

I had some on a bike and seemed like every two weeks, I needed new pads.
I'm not sure. But I did some group rides this past summer, and noticed on a handful there was someone who had to stop to adjust their brakes, horrible grinding, high pitched noise. This has happened a few times now, I've had brake rub too, but I just lean over or lean back and adjust it on the fly. I mean, I don't understand the love for disc brake cause rim is well simple stupid and it works. I understand the reasons for disc, but how many people actually riding hard in the rain or flying down huge mountains and needing that modulation? Hell every cyclist I know around here use their trainer when it rains.

I'm strictly talking about road, not gravel, MTB etc.
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