Brake shoes

[johnridley]

The brake shoes on my bike were looking very thin, but when I removed them to replace them yesterday, they still mic'd at just a hair over 3mm, which is the replacement point. I'll leave them in for a while longer. It looks like they went in somewhere around 11,800 miles, and I'm at 14,500 now, so probably 3000 miles on a set. Of course, the ones I'm replacing it with are generics, not Avids, so they may wear differently.

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[johnridley.livejournal.com]

It's still about 0.1mm over 3mm, and they were only 4mm when new, so I think I've got a while.
I'm sure not overly impressed with the factory pads. They're spalled and uneven and look horrendous. Of course, they're in a very dirty, salty environment, but they haven't been magic.

OTOH, these brakes are great, very responsive and crisp.

[c0nsumer.livejournal.com]

I'm finding that the newer design BB7 that I have feels better than the one I got on clearance at REI. I may just need to crank the tension / return up on them, but now that they are bedded in (well, they are almost there) they feel really nice. Last Saturday I only needed to do one panic stop, and it was no problem at all.