Technical > Wheels, Tyres and Brakes
swiss stop blue pads
JimK:
I'm nearing 20,000 miles on my original pads & decided not to push my luck too much. So new pads went on today. The big surprise was that the rear pads look more worn than the front pads. I think I have a tendency to use my rear brake as a drag on long descents & to save my front brake for when I really need to stop. Mostly though I just sit up tall and let my baggy shirt catch the wind coming down the big hills!
mickeg:
Keep the old ones for spares. Looks like they still have lots of miles.
Dave Whittle Thorn Workshop:
The problem I find with them after they wear past about 50% is that they don't brake very well in the wet as the water dispersal groves have gone.
jags:
pretty good even ware, bin the old stick on new to be sure to be sure ;)
anto.
mickeg:
For comparison, the attached photo is of the brake pads I took off my bike after I finished my Pacific Coast tour. Lots of steep hills on that trip. The rims were normal, not CSS rims.
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