Better brake life

I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

I do not have to do major braking.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Thanks,
Andy

On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.

Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.

On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:50:20 PM UTC-7, AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.
Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.
And you've given us nothing useful to work on. What sort of brakes? What sort of shoes. What sort of riding?

AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.

Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.


Then again, neither did you. You didn’t say what type of brakes you have,
what type of brake pads you use now, or how long they last. For a person
with an e-mail address of “scientist77107�, you’re awfully stingy with
data. It would be like me going to my doctor and saying “Something hurts
.... sometimes�.

Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.

Where as I get 1,000 ish, sometimes more sometimes less, depends on
weather, as my route has gritty gravel sections which when wet just chew up
pads (disk) did also if not more so with rim brakes, though granted dry
months you can get high miles with rim brakes.

Roger Merriman

On 14/08/2020 07:50, AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.

Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.

Use fully sintered.

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 9:37:53 AM UTC-5, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:50:20 PM UTC-7, AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.
Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.
And you've given us nothing useful to work on. What sort of brakes? What sort of shoes. What sort of riding?

Mountain bike. Cantilever brakes. Street riding.

I found these.

KOOL STOP EAGLE CLAW II CANTILEVER BRAKE PADS

Andy

On 8/15/2020 8:35 AM, AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 9:37:53 AM UTC-5, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:50:20 PM UTC-7, AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.
Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.
And you've given us nothing useful to work on. What sort of brakes? What sort of shoes. What sort of riding?

Mountain bike. Cantilever brakes. Street riding.

I found these.

KOOL STOP EAGLE CLAW II CANTILEVER BRAKE PADS

Andy


Great product, usually both better performance and longer
wear than your originals.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 9:37:54 AM UTC-5, Ralph Barone wrote:
AK wrote:
On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:31:03 AM UTC-5, Tosspot wrote:
On 14/08/2020 06:47, AK wrote:
I am frequently having to adjust my brakes because of brake pad wear.

Bummer.

I do not have to do major braking.

Hangon.

Are there other brake pads that wear longer that do not cost big bucks?

Something is amiss. I'd expect 4,000 miles of commuting out of brake pads.

Sorry, but you gave me nothing useful.


Then again, neither did you. You didn’t say what type of brakes you have,
what type of brake pads you use now, or how long they last. For a person
with an e-mail address of “scientist77107�, you’re awfully stingy with
data. It would be like me going to my doctor and saying “Something hurts
... sometimes�.

You really ought to give me time to give more details instead of calling me names.

Andy