Brake Indicator?

[Eband]

Any info or link appreciated :

Is there a visual or audible brake pad wear indicator on the Como 3.0 series?.

Our two Como's have @ 5K and 2 K miles respectively with no problems.
thanks

 

[rich c]

It's pretty easy to shine a flashlight through the caliper and see an approximate amount of pad thickness left. But pulling a pad is incredibly easy to do.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I know on my matura I got a grinding sound there were a couple of metal spots in the middle of the pad.

 

[Nxkharra]

Also your break levers might become softer.
inexpensive, easy, and important to replace sooner than later.

 

[TS25]

Is there a visual or audible brake pad wear indicator on the Como 3.0 series?.
Our two Como's have @ 5K and 2 K miles respectively with no problems.
thanks

There is no audible brake wear indicator (apart from scratching noise metal on metal when it's far too late) and your eyes combined with a torch is the visual indicator.
Do you have a Shimano BR-MT200 brake caliper? if you can't figure out the wear by torch then take your wheel off and pull the brake pads out to check them. Links:

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[Sierratim]

Our two Como's have @ 5K and 2 K miles respectively with no problems.
thanks

5,000 miles is a lot for a set of pads. It's really a lot for pads on an ebike, esp one equipped with organic pads. These pads are very quiet and stop well in most uses, but do wear faster. Time to check 'em both for wear! I check mine every time I clean my chain, about every 250-300 miles.

Pads start with ~4mm of material and should be replaced when they get below ~1mm. As others have posted you can do a quick visual check with a flashlight. I hold a white rag on the opposite side of the caliper to help with this. At your mileage, I'd skip the visual and go straight to measuring the remaining pad thickness. This Park Tool Article and Video discusses this at some length. As the article mentions you can use business cards to gauge pad thickness, less than 3 cards remaining is time to get new pads.

If you need new pads your LBS can quickly do this for you. Several threads and online videos discuss the DIY approach.

 

[Tars Tarkas]

Brake pads are too important and too easy and inexpensive to replace to fool around with. It's a pretty easy do it yourself job, but not expensive for an LBS either. Don't cut it too close. If you aren't sure how to tell, take your bike in.

I probably could have gone a little farther, but my pads needed replacing at 900 miles, but this can vary wildly depending on many factors. If you're at 5000 miles though, I would just assume you need to have your pads replaced and your brakes fully serviced.

TT

 

[TS25]

Pads start with ~4mm of material and should be replaced when they get below ~1mm.

Not all of them.
F.e. the Shimano BR-MT200 or BR-MT500 brake takes Shimano B01S resin pads which come 2.0mm of material new and should be exchanged when the material is down to 0.5mm. Including the backing carrier metal they are 3.8 mm thick.

 

[Sierratim]

I stand corrected.