Re: Is it normal for brake pads to wear out in the rain??
novice wrote:
This is the second time my brake pads wore down to nothing within a
half hour of riding in rain.
Sportcheck replaced the pads for free but this is the second time and
it was during the downhill part of a race. damn.
in gritty/muddy conditions, it's perfectly normal. convert to disk
brakes - they're designed for situations like this and work great.
.
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