Cleaning and Brake Pads Ideas

    Cleaning and taking care of your rims    

It's worth paying close attention to the rims. Make it a part of your regular bike wash and maintenance schedule.

Paying particular attention to the profile and condition of the rims and also the brake pads. You'll want to remove any sand and debris or tiny stone and grit that be caught in the brake pads and brake walls as this can damage the brake surface of the rim even the color.

Regular cleaning of your pro wheel rims and brake calipers is a good recommendation, as important as cleaning the chain and derailleurs. A regular visual inspection will alert you to rim or brake blocks.

For cleaning the rims, you can just use the same cleaner as you use for the rest of the bike to clean the rims and brake pads. You can use an isopropyl alcohol or a degreaser to clean the rims more thoroughly and use one of those sponges with a scourer on the other side.

The brake blocks will wear out a lot more quickly than the rims, that's okay they're designed that way. You can choose different types of brake blocks to suit different conditions. 

Generally, a softer compound will prolong the rim life compared to a harder compound brake block.

   About the choice of Brake Pads    

And the compound of the brake pads you use can make a difference too. Hunt's Ollie Grey tells us: "Again, there are a few variables to consider but on a basic level:

1. Softer compound pads, which offer greater modulation and are best used during the dry/summer months, won’t deteriorate the rim’s braking surface as much as they’ll deteriorate themselves.

2. Harder pads are better for year-round riding, but owing to their firmer compounds will cause more wear on the braking track over time

3. We suggest users also need to be careful to check for embedded junk such as tiny rock or sand in your brake pads though, in order to maintain and to extend your lovely rims life.