Blue Proteus
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- Feb 4, 2012
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I have a Currie IZIP E3 Zuma. I like pretty much everything about this bike, except for the brakes.
I'm a big guy, and this is a big bike, and I live in a fairly hilly area. Although the brakes work fine, I wear them down so rapidly that I have to adjust the pads (using the wheel) on an almost daily basis.
I just got done putting a new pair of pads on the front wheel, as I had adjusted the pads down as far as they would go.
So I had a few questions...
The current brakes are Avid BB5 disc brakes, and the pad surface is ridiculously small, like the size of a quarter.
I'm wondering if I should just replace the brakes with a model with a much larger surface area on the pads?
The other alternative would be to switch to the pad-on-the-rim style brakes like I had years ago. I don't remember them wearing out so fast.
Also, how do I know which brakes will work with my bike? Or are all disc brake systems the same mount-wise?
Any help appreciated.
I'm a big guy, and this is a big bike, and I live in a fairly hilly area. Although the brakes work fine, I wear them down so rapidly that I have to adjust the pads (using the wheel) on an almost daily basis.
I just got done putting a new pair of pads on the front wheel, as I had adjusted the pads down as far as they would go.
So I had a few questions...
The current brakes are Avid BB5 disc brakes, and the pad surface is ridiculously small, like the size of a quarter.
I'm wondering if I should just replace the brakes with a model with a much larger surface area on the pads?
The other alternative would be to switch to the pad-on-the-rim style brakes like I had years ago. I don't remember them wearing out so fast.
Also, how do I know which brakes will work with my bike? Or are all disc brake systems the same mount-wise?
Any help appreciated.