Mountain bike brake pads

[guerney]

They wear even faster heaving about bike trailers. I'm dreading measuring the width of my rim sides, because replacements are difficult to source for my particular bike made e. How thin is too thin? I have no idea. I'll avoid slowing down. (yet another dull video you'll wish you'd never watched, after the charger voltage test)

 

[Wayners]

I've gone off the idea of disc breaks for what I'm doing on my bike.
They are better if you have good ones I know, but now I've learnt a bit more here I think blocks will work fine for me.
I've got the green @guerney tool ordered.
Thanks.

Here is similar tool in action

 

[guerney]

A classic case of not adjusting the position of the pads as they wear. V-brakes move in an arc and if left will "dive" under the rim, reducing the braking surface and shortening the life of the pads. This still applies to cartridge type pads, so you will have to adjust them upwards just as often.

Cheers! Good to know but also oh no!

FWIW I switched to the same Clarks cartridge pads that you've bought and have found them OK, but still need frequent adjustment to get good life out of them. The correct replacement pads are CPS501:-
3 Pairs Clarks CPS501 Brake Pads MTB Bike Replacement 72mm Insert Cartridge 5021646012887 | eBay

When in stock, they were cheaper from the official looking Clarks store on ebay - I got an extra pair for the same price. Might be worth bookmarking.

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[Wayners]

Just pulled that big steel nail out my tyre and fitted a new inner tube. Driving me mad having to keep pushing bike because of a puncture especially with so many bikes whizzing by. You fell like your being picked on when your not. Just a bit of bad luck.
Anyway..

Last weekend I used one of those green rim pad lining tools and I've decided they are useless. Problem is setting the pad up so its toe in is pointless! Pad gets worn flat after a week starting at the front, so is no longer toe in. Brilliant!

Also in bought some Clarks replaceable pads (Compound Insert Pads) they are the ones where you pull pin to slide out the worn rubber pad and slide in a new one however, the split pin will rub against tyre with my setup as sticks up.
As to can see, when pad gets low down the pin will hit the tyre. Maybe for road bikes only or have I bought the wrong ones for a MTB?


I've seen others with locking pin on the side. That would be better

 

[guerney]

Also in bought some Clarks replaceable pads (Compound Insert Pads) they are the ones where you pull pin to slide out the worn rubber pad and slide in a new one however, the split pin will rub against tyre with my setup as sticks up.
As to can see, when pad gets low down the pin will hit the tyre

I haven't installed those yet, so that's good to know - was the tyre damaged?

 

[Wayners]

@guerney

Tyre had a small hole through where nail was but a small cut on the side. Very small damage but visible. The nail punctured my first thorn repair from a couple of months ago. What are the chances!

I pushed some rubber glue in hole and I cut a tube patch in half and stuck inside tyre in the two damaged locations. Is that ok? I think I need to look at buying tyres and tubes to keep in stock. I can keep one new a tube at work along with repair kit.
Yeah. I'd give those pads a miss and stick to standard ones.
What's your thoughts on toe in when fitting pads?

 

[guerney]

What's your thoughts on toe in when fitting pads?

I haven't used mine yet, but one member managed to remove new brake pad squeal with his. There's an entire thread about it somewhere. He had a Wisper bike of some sort, but ironically it squealed and he found that very annoying.

I pushed some rubber glue in hole and I cut a tube patch in half and stuck inside tyre in the two damaged locations. Is that ok?

No idea. But a member called @Andy-Mat, who doesn't appear to visit this forum anymore, used to swear by lining his tyres with the cut treaded part of old tyres, said he'd stopped getting punctures ever since. It's something I'd try if Marathon Plus weren't doing the job, but mine remain puncture free.

 

[Wayners]

I've got Schwalbe Land Cruiser Hybrid tyres
Rubber is a bit soft but great grip.

I'll look up the ones you mentioned

Clarks pads are good value and I'll continue to buy them. Pleased with mine

 

[JaneEyre45]

Gorillabrakes is my go-to...