Better brake life

AK wrote:
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


Why do I need to “give you time to give more details�? Were you not aware
of those details when you first posted? Did you not think they might be
relevant to your question? Again, using a medical analogy, it would be
like going to the doctor’s office and when they ask you what’s wrong,
replying “Yeah, let me think about that...�

There will always be some back and forth and additional questions and
answers, but giving some reasonable amount of detail in the first place
really increases the odds that somebody is actually going to take the time
to answer you.

On 8/15/2020 9:36 AM, AK wrote:
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.

You really ought to ask your question again in a week or two, after
you've collected your thoughts. We still know nothing about your brakes
or your riding.


--
- Frank Krygowski

On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 8:36:25 AM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
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

Thanks Andrew.

Andy

On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 6:36:35 AM UTC-7, AK wrote:
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
Better read that again, he wasn't calling you names. He was simply explaining that you shouldn't say you have problems without saying what the problems are. And I agree completely. How the hell do we know if you don't have rims that are worn out on the brake surface that are eating the shoes up?

On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 2:50:34 PM UTC-5, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 6:36:35 AM UTC-7, AK wrote:
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
Better read that again, he wasn't calling you names. He was simply explaining that you shouldn't say you have problems without saying what the problems are. And I agree completely. How the hell do we know if you don't have rims that are worn out on the brake surface that are eating the shoes up?

You may think being called stingy is ok.

I do not.

Please, lets leave hell out of this.

Andy

On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 5:05:01 PM UTC-7, AK wrote:
On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 2:50:34 PM UTC-5, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 6:36:35 AM UTC-7, AK wrote:
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
Better read that again, he wasn't calling you names. He was simply explaining that you shouldn't say you have problems without saying what the problems are. And I agree completely. How the hell do we know if you don't have rims that are worn out on the brake surface that are eating the shoes up?
You may think being called stingy is ok.

I do not.

Please, lets leave hell out of this.

Andy
So you are of the opinion that you supplied far more than necessary data on the problem you were having? Do you also believe that the Sun rises in the West?