How do you carry spare disk brake pads?

[novocaine]

"Cakes, not brakes" the motto of all good cyclists.

What do we want? CAKE
When do we want it? Fresh from the oven please.

 

[clubby]

Use genuine shimano pads.

Not a great idea on SRAM brakes.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Not a great idea on SRAM brakes.

If any of you also carry spare pads, how do you do it? Mine are Shimano.

Render unto Shimano that which is Shimano
Render unto Sram...

 

[Gtpulse]

I don’t as I figure I don’t carry anything to get the split pin out either!

 

[Betsy]

I just shove them in my pack along with spare bars, a front and rear mech, seat post bolts, chainrings, brake levers, elastomers, grips, cables, hairspray.. you can never be too carfull.. i just wish i had space for a pump and a puncture repair kit.

 

[novocaine]

I just shove them in my pack along with spare bars, a front and rear mech, seat post bolts, chainrings, brake levers, elastomers, grips, cables, hairspray.. you can never be too carfull.. i just wish i had space for a pump and a puncture repair kit.

I was Ince carrying a frame back from work by hanging itnover my shoulder. I ran in to a friend eho asked ifnid bought a new frame.
I responded "oh no, always carry a spare, just in case". To quote bill hicks "here's your sign".

 

[clubby]

Maybe you could all just stop being so f’ng sacrcastic as just answer the question for once. Two pages and just a couple of answers to the actual post. Maybe none of you actually ride far or wild enough for this to be an issue, but just accept that this can or has been an issue for some people.

 

[Gtpulse]

To be fair on most of my rides losing a brake would be a ride ender or at least I’d be walking down some of the descents. Gravity works harder on someone my size!

For me the pads seem to get contaminated more than the rotors so I’d want to protect them if in a saddle bag with potentially oily tools.

Back to my previous comment - while I could maybe fit a spare set in I’m not sure I’d be able to pull the split pin out with the toolkit I take. It’s usually something I close the ends up with needle nose pliers to be able to pull out. Maybe could wiggle it with an Allen key through the hole in the end if you don’t mind scratching up the calipers?

 

[Twozaskars]

Put them in a moneybag and shove up inside the steerer? Above the front of the seat rails with a few layers of electrical tape?(useful in itself) Inside the stem, if the front of it comes off to move the bars out of the way? Seat tube? Tape to the rear of the bottle cage?

 

[grantoury]

Am a disc newbie really just built my first disc mtb this year, hut a couple of pads in separate plastic bags that won't tear easily and you'll be able to stick them somewhere secure.