What's your disc brake pad mileage?
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I thought GRX only L04C and L03A
Have you installed the L05A on your bike ? That's a great price.
Amazon wants' $85 for L03A :/
https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-L03A-...s%2C189&sr=8-7
Have you installed the L05A on your bike ? That's a great price.
Amazon wants' $85 for L03A :/
https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-L03A-...s%2C189&sr=8-7
I just ordered some L05A (the new version) from Performance
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I thought GRX only L04C and L03A
Have you installed the L05A on your bike ? That's a great price.
Amazon wants' $85 for L03A :/
https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-L03A-...s%2C189&sr=8-7
Have you installed the L05A on your bike ? That's a great price.
Amazon wants' $85 for L03A :/
https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-L03A-...s%2C189&sr=8-7
Here are both, L03A in the middle, flanked by L05A:
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I think any pad that starts with L0 will fit.
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I put new pads on just before riding Crater Lake (44 miles) a couple of weeks ago. I think about 1/2 of the padding remains.
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Going to do the Tahoe loop this weekend.
Loops like my brakes will be fine for this weekend. :-)
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I may have over-exaggerated, but I did do a lot of braking. (The road had only just opened and the craters in the pavement were almost as big as the one in the volcano.)
Avoid the smoke!
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With most disc brakes, its easy enough to just find a good angle and view the pads without even removing them
and, as you note, if the spring clip isnt sticking out above the pad, theyre fine.
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They develop a dog-bone pattern when they are completely worn down.
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I just ordered some L05A (the new version) from Performance
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looks like I bought it just in time.
says label created but not shipped yet for me.
says label created but not shipped yet for me.
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WorldWideCycle has a slightly better price, but they aren't available yet. I suspect there is a huge backlog of people using crappy 3rd-party pads for the last couple of years in Dura Ace, Ultegra, 105 and GRX flat-mount calipers that use L03A (probably others as well that I am not aware of).
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The L05A-RF is replacing the L03A pad. Something about a new compound that brakes the same but lasts longer, etc. I have ordered a set, but I stocked up on L03A pads and still have a few sets before I get to the newer pads.
I see the L05A on Amazon right now for about 35 bucks shipped.
I see the L05A on Amazon right now for about 35 bucks shipped.
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I confess to hoarding J03A (which is what my main rides use). I got two pairs of L03A from Mike's Bikes just before they went AWOL, sent them to my kid, and then his bike shed got robbed.
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Part of my motivation starting this thread was to determine if I needed to get some additional pairs while I can. I basically have zero spares of anything for this new bike and I'm trying to gauge what I might need in the near and distant future. I've already purchased the pads and some quick links for the chain. Next will be another chain, some tires and bar wrap. I like to have consumables and basic maintenance items on hand. Although I won't need a new cassette for a while I've begun monitoring the prices and I'll get one for my parts drawer once an opportunity presents itself.
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My recommendation then TakingMyTime ? Yes, purchase some additional pairs while you can. Never hurts to have a couple of spares in stock.
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Fwiw
I got 15000 miles on my Orbea ebike before the Shimano pads had to be replaced last winter. I got bit by the shortages and paid way too much to replace. Coincidentally a month after I replaced I saw them online for $25. Snapped them up.
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I have been using generic pads (Galfer, Koolstop, other) on two heavily used bikes for a couple of years now and the only difference from Shimano that I notice is how they sound. I don’t live in the mountains or weigh very much, so the absence of the little heat sink is a non issue.
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I have been using generic pads (Galfer, Koolstop, other) on two heavily used bikes for a couple of years now and the only difference from Shimano that I notice is how they sound. I don’t live in the mountains or weigh very much, so the absence of the little heat sink is a non issue.
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