Stock disc brake pads
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Stock disc brake pads
First time user with road bikes and mechanical disc brakes.
I find that they sux ...tekto Mirra will new pads make them better?
I find that they sux ...tekto Mirra will new pads make them better?
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How do they suck, specifically? Noisy? Grabby? Won't stop the bike?
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Better pads from Kool or SwissStop will generally always help in some way or another but as shelbyfv said what is going on that they suck?
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There is a reason why most bikes use hydraulics.
Better pads can help to some extent.
Cable-activated hydraulic calipers can help a bit too.
But if you want to do it right, get Shimano hydraulic 105 or GRX or better.
Better pads can help to some extent.
Cable-activated hydraulic calipers can help a bit too.
But if you want to do it right, get Shimano hydraulic 105 or GRX or better.
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Tektro Mira are single piston mechanical. Meaning the kind that requires the most frequent manual adjustment of pretty much any brake in existence.
Presumably they worked at some point in the past, but they do not now. What changed?
Have you tried to adjust them to return them to proper performance? YouTube can help. So can a piece of white paper on the floor to reflect light up through the gap between the pads and the rotor to see what the gap is.
How contaminated are the pads?
Is the rotor glazed?
I'm just spit-ballin' here. Define: "suck"
Presumably they worked at some point in the past, but they do not now. What changed?
Have you tried to adjust them to return them to proper performance? YouTube can help. So can a piece of white paper on the floor to reflect light up through the gap between the pads and the rotor to see what the gap is.
How contaminated are the pads?
Is the rotor glazed?
I'm just spit-ballin' here. Define: "suck"
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Tektro Mira are single piston mechanical. Meaning the kind that requires the most frequent manual adjustment of pretty much any brake in existence.
Presumably they worked at some point in the past, but they do not now. What changed?
Have you tried to adjust them to return them to proper performance? YouTube can help. So can a piece of white paper on the floor to reflect light up through the gap between the pads and the rotor to see what the gap is.
How contaminated are the pads?
Is the rotor glazed?
I'm just spit-ballin' here. Define: "suck"
Presumably they worked at some point in the past, but they do not now. What changed?
Have you tried to adjust them to return them to proper performance? YouTube can help. So can a piece of white paper on the floor to reflect light up through the gap between the pads and the rotor to see what the gap is.
How contaminated are the pads?
Is the rotor glazed?
I'm just spit-ballin' here. Define: "suck"
I have no prior experience with said style on road bike.
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I'd suggest starting with a break in procedure. Google if Tektro has one. If not, try a generic.
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Full disclosure - I use TRP mechanical discs (which are made by Tektro) and I think they're great.