Tips for Removing Brake Pads on Mountain Bikes

Video Transcript

"Among the many other items on your bike that need to be replaced with regular wear and tear, like a chain, your tires, stuff like that. Your brake pads need to be replaced. The more grimey, gritty conditions you ride in, and the more you brake, obviously the quicker your brake pads are going to wear out. Removing pads is usually a fairly simple process. There?re a few key things that I'm going to help you learn, so that hopefully you remember, when you have to remove your pads - how to do it the most simple, effective way. Big reason that people end up replacing pads before they're fully warned out is when they get contaminated. So there're steps you can take, and always follow good procedures, when you're working with your brakes, to make sure that you don't contribute to contaminating them. Good thing to do is to wear a latex or nylon glove, keep the oils from your hands off. Another important thing is make sure you keep your pads free from contaminants when you take them off your bike, or when putting the new ones on when you open the package."