Michael said: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... :-)
