Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads First pic is the pad size for my new calipers, second pic is the slightly smaller pads I have from my previous set of calipers by K181K Bicycling Bike Bike Repair Biking Cycling Repair
StunningBuilder4751 on April 11, 2024 11:38 am Have you just upgraded to four piston breaks? If so then no you can’t use the narrower ones
Liriel-666 on April 11, 2024 12:07 pm Use the correct pads! Too small ones can jam and then not moving when you brake
GrinningBirb on April 11, 2024 12:19 pm 6mm difference is the complete opposite of “slightly less wide”
thecraftsman21 on April 11, 2024 12:31 pm Maybe I’m weird but I wouldn’t trust brake pads from aliexpress
Known-Literature-148 on April 11, 2024 12:49 pm No, you can’t use break pads. They have to be brake pads otherwise you might break your brakes.
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Have you just upgraded to four piston breaks? If so then no you can’t use the narrower ones
No. Get the right pads.
They’ll vibrate and make a hell of a noise
You want the right one and nothing else.
Use the correct pads!
Too small ones can jam and then not moving when you brake
6mm difference is the complete opposite of “slightly less wide”
Maybe I’m weird but I wouldn’t trust brake pads from aliexpress
No, you can’t use break pads. They have to be brake pads otherwise you might break your brakes.