Changing Brake Pads in the Field
07-25-23, 08:35 PM
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Don't need to. It's either a misaligned caliper that's easy to realign in the field with a 5mm Allen wrench from my multitool, or an out of true rotor that I can bend into shape by hand. Either case shouldn't take more than a minute. Can you true a rim in the field?
07-25-23, 08:37 PM
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Can you?
07-25-23, 08:41 PM
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I'd wager that it's never been your job to write the headlines for a daily newspaper. I'd also wager that you'd never have clicked/tapped on a thread title that read "Pulling Cotter Pins in the Field."
07-25-23, 08:44 PM
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No. And if my rim was so mangled up that the bike becomes very difficult or impossible to ride - regardless of what type of brake I've got - then I wouldn't bother, because by that point, I already have no business being on the bike to begin with.
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08-25-23, 02:25 AM
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What do you think? I tapped an M4x0.7 thread into the outer holes of the calipers and used a threaded pin (Shimano # Y8JZ98010). It's a little long, sticking out the back, but the extra length hasn't caused any issues with spoke clearance or anything else. I may or may not order the shorter Shimano # Y8J798060 in the future, which is a slotted instead of allen head. I used a lock washer to both keep the pin from backing out and as a standoff to keep the last thread from interfering with the outer pad; the thread is about 6mm long and the threaded material is only 4.5mm thick, so the pad tended to snag onto the exposed thread and get stuck.
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If it works it works.
I have had to rue wheels on the road or in the field (or forest) quite a few times. Particularly because only my latest MTB has discs .... before that it was all some form of caliper, where a sufficiently out-of-true wheel will hit the brakes. Fix it or walk? I 'll choose "Fix it," thanks.
I have had to rue wheels on the road or in the field (or forest) quite a few times. Particularly because only my latest MTB has discs .... before that it was all some form of caliper, where a sufficiently out-of-true wheel will hit the brakes. Fix it or walk? I 'll choose "Fix it," thanks.
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Such cotter pins are easy to remove with a screwdriver or knife blade
I carry extra brake pads when I tour. Take a loaded touring bike down a couple of mountain grades on a month long ride and you too may need to change pads in the field.
I carry extra brake pads when I tour. Take a loaded touring bike down a couple of mountain grades on a month long ride and you too may need to change pads in the field.
