Mountain Bike Brake Guides & Tips

How to Bed In New Brake Pads

New pads need bedding before they hit full braking power. Five minutes on a flat road saves you from weak brakes or glazed pads.

How to Bed In New Brake Pads

New pads need bedding before they hit full braking power. Five minutes on a flat road saves you from weak brakes or glazed pads.

How to Replace Your Disc Brake Pads

A full walk-through of disc brake pad replacement, including the gotchas that turn a 15-minute job into a two-hour fight.

How to Replace Your Disc Brake Pads

A full walk-through of disc brake pad replacement, including the gotchas that turn a 15-minute job into a two-hour fight.

How to Fix a Rubbing Hydraulic Disc Brake

Most rotor rub is fixable in five minutes. Diagnose the real cause first, then walk through caliper alignment step by step.

How to Fix a Rubbing Hydraulic Disc Brake

Most rotor rub is fixable in five minutes. Diagnose the real cause first, then walk through caliper alignment step by step.

Do You Actually Need to Bleed Your Brakes?

Most brake bleed requests turn out to be something else. Five symptoms that aren't a bleed problem, four that are.

Do You Actually Need to Bleed Your Brakes?

Most brake bleed requests turn out to be something else. Five symptoms that aren't a bleed problem, four that are.

Best Shimano Brake Pads 2025: Complete Compatibility & Upgrade Guide - Loam Goat

Best Shimano Brake Pads 2025: Complete Compatib...

Shimano brake pad compatibility for XTR, XT, SLX, Deore, and MT200. G-type vs D-type vs B-type pads explained with a quick-reference chart.

Best Shimano Brake Pads 2025: Complete Compatib...

Shimano brake pad compatibility for XTR, XT, SLX, Deore, and MT200. G-type vs D-type vs B-type pads explained with a quick-reference chart.

Mountain Bike Brake Pad Compatibility Chart (2026)

You know your brakes need new pads. But which ones fit? Every brake brand uses a different pad shape, and some brands have changed shapes across generations. It's confusing, and...

Mountain Bike Brake Pad Compatibility Chart (2026)

You know your brakes need new pads. But which ones fit? Every brake brand uses a different pad shape, and some brands have changed shapes across generations. It's confusing, and...