Wrong adapter? Either size up rotor or size down adapter. Not sure if a smaller adapter would fit though.
fireaza on
Hey guys! A few months ago, I changed the cable pull brakes on bike originally came with, for some nice hydraulic ones. Today, I was checking my brakes, when I noticed that my brake pads look like this. Uh, something’s not right right here! It looks like the rotor isn’t properly aligned with the pads and a good percent is completely untouched!
But why? The only thing that determines where the callipers sit, is the little bracket thing. Since my new rotors are the same diameter as the ones my bike came with, I assumed I wouldn’t need to replace it. Is that not the case? Do I need brackets that are compatible with my callipers?
Also, it seems to me like these pads wore through awfully quick for metallic pads. Is this due to the alignment problem, or is perhaps my rotor too small and it’s getting too hot?
Ignaply on
what type of bike is that? what size rotor do you use? there is no adapter between the frame mount and the caliper so you most likely are using too small of a rotor.
fireaza on
I’ve just seen a comment on Amazon from someone who said his Shimano brake pads were poking up above his rotors when he was using a non-Shimano brand adapter, and the problem went away when he replaced them with Shimano branded ones. Is that what’s going on here? Are Shimano being sneaky?
orangenegative on
For some reason you don’t want to acknowledge that you have the wrong adaptor, which is weird when that is clearly the problem.
Different brands have different adaptors. There are also different adaptors for front and rear.
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Wrong adapter? Either size up rotor or size down adapter. Not sure if a smaller adapter would fit though.
Hey guys! A few months ago, I changed the cable pull brakes on bike originally came with, for some nice hydraulic ones. Today, I was checking my brakes, when I noticed that my brake pads look like this. Uh, something’s not right right here! It looks like the rotor isn’t properly aligned with the pads and a good percent is completely untouched!
But why? The only thing that determines where the callipers sit, is the little bracket thing. Since my new rotors are the same diameter as the ones my bike came with, I assumed I wouldn’t need to replace it. Is that not the case? Do I need brackets that are compatible with my callipers?
Also, it seems to me like these pads wore through awfully quick for metallic pads. Is this due to the alignment problem, or is perhaps my rotor too small and it’s getting too hot?
what type of bike is that? what size rotor do you use? there is no adapter between the frame mount and the caliper so you most likely are using too small of a rotor.
I’ve just seen a comment on Amazon from someone who said his Shimano brake pads were poking up above his rotors when he was using a non-Shimano brand adapter, and the problem went away when he replaced them with Shimano branded ones. Is that what’s going on here? Are Shimano being sneaky?
For some reason you don’t want to acknowledge that you have the wrong adaptor, which is weird when that is clearly the problem.
Different brands have different adaptors. There are also different adaptors for front and rear.
TLDR, There are lots of adaptors.