Disc brake pad life

[Michael Press]

How much life do you get from a set of disc brake pads? I've got a
road bike with disc brakes, so I know there will be few comparables
out there, but I'd guess that MTBs used mostly on road would be
roughly comparable. The brakes are Avid mechanicals, so far about 600
miles on them; the pads still look thick, but I have had to adjust
the brakes for some pad wear.

I get about 2,000 (front) - 3,000 (rear) miles from the Aztec caliper
brake shoes that I've used on regular road bikes.

Another question - I've only seen Aztec disc pad replacements for the
Avid pads. Opinions on these? Any other options?

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Doug Huffman]

Hayes Hydraulics on the road for 35K+ miles. I changed them about once per
5k mile year. The changed-out pads went into the bike bag 'just in case'
and all with visible wear remaining.


"Michael Press" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| How much life do you get from a set of disc brake pads? I've got a
| road bike with disc brakes, so I know there will be few comparables
| out there, but I'd guess that MTBs used mostly on road would be
| roughly comparable. The brakes are Avid mechanicals, so far about 600
| miles on them; the pads still look thick, but I have had to adjust
| the brakes for some pad wear.
|
| I get about 2,000 (front) - 3,000 (rear) miles from the Aztec caliper
| brake shoes that I've used on regular road bikes.
|
| Another question - I've only seen Aztec disc pad replacements for the
| Avid pads. Opinions on these? Any other options?
|
| Thanks,
| Michael

 

[Phillip Stevens]

Michael wrote:
> How much life do you get from a set of disc brake pads? I've got a
> road bike with disc brakes, so I know there will be few comparables
> out there, but I'd guess that MTBs used mostly on road would be
> roughly comparable. The brakes are Avid mechanicals, so far about 600
> miles on them; the pads still look thick, but I have had to adjust
> the brakes for some pad wear.
>
> I get about 2,000 (front) - 3,000 (rear) miles from the Aztec caliper
> brake shoes that I've used on regular road bikes.
>
> Another question - I've only seen Aztec disc pad replacements for the
> Avid pads. Opinions on these? Any other options?

It all depends where you're riding.

I've got an Avid mechanical with 185mm disk on the front of my Free-Ck bike
(so named because it is a cannondale cyclocross frame matched to a carbon
lefty freeride fork, 700c rear, 26" front).

I used to get 4 - 6 weeks (about 10 - 15 rides) out of a set of original
Avid pads when riding in Hong Kong. Its quite hilly. I would always adjust
the pads before a descent as the wear was so fast.

In the UK, I've gotten about 6 months out of a set of pads, before I hung
this bike up for a while (gone fixed on another frame). Those pads are still
like new. Its damned flat around here!

I had a lot of trouble with non original pads in the Avids, as the copies
didn't follow the outline of the original pad's material exactly. This makes
it impossible to fit the retraction spring. This situation may have changed
in the past year, but I wouldn't know as I've not needed to buy replacement
pads...