worn front brake pads
 

Hi All

Have some front brake pads on order , as I had some time today , cleaned calipers up all fine and move great . n obinding can spin wheels 3-4 times when on stand.

Have noticed that pads are pretty low approx 1mm left and that after a ride the disks are slightly warm , not burning just tepid
Do worn pads pass more heat to disk ?

Cheers Steve

Re: worn front brake pads
 

Cant see why they would do, discs should be at least warm after a run, as far as i recall pads will have a slight drag on the disc to keep a bit of heat in to help discs dry out.

Re: worn front brake pads
 

It could well be normal , to be honest don't normally feel disk for heat .
Normally tell if there is a problem with binding by how easy the bike can be pushed out of garage .
calipers get a clean once a year , might start doing it twice a year before / after winter as only takes a hr.

Cheers Steve

Re: worn front brake pads
 

sorry ino this has got nothing to do with your brakes but i wonderd how much ur givi box and rack was .

Re: worn front brake pads
 

Steve, modern brakes are designed to run with the pads lightly contacting the rotors. Slightly warm is normal. If they get too hot to touch then you may have a problem. It sounds like yours are all good.

Re: worn front brake pads
 

No worries , box was bought new from wemoto Kappa k35 cost of £50 , just checked and can't see on wemoto now.

Kappa rack bought off ebay for £45

Not pretty but really usefull.

Cheers Steve

Re: worn front brake pads
 

I recon your right cheers Steve