Bike Maintenance Check: Brake Pad Replacement

Bike Maintenance Check: Brake Pad Replacement

“It’s time to replace the brake pad.”

Such decision didn’t come just out of a whim; it came, instead, from regular inspection of the brake pad wear. As general rule of thumb, for disk brakes, the pad needs replacement once the thickness gets below 1 mm; or, to maximize usage, just when the pad sits flush with the spring.

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