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.

Comments

[c0nsumer.livejournal.com]

I'd just worry about the olds somehow allowing metal to rub on the caliper, although that probably wouldn't be a huge problem.

[erikvolson.livejournal.com]

There's KoolStop pads, and there's crap, IMHO.

N.B.: I don't ride disc brakes. They may suck there, but given how much better they are on rim brakes, I doubt it.