I took my bike to the shop to let them change the oil and adjust the chain. I had my own oil and filter, so it was about $60. Worth it to me to not crawl around on my hands and knees doing gink work.
The guy has the bike up on the stand and comes and gets me. The rear brake pads are gone and it's metal on metal!
The front pads are fine. I try to not use the rear brakes much, since it's bad if you lock them. It baffles me how I could have gone through the pads so fast on the rear. They never made a sound or gave any indication that there was a problem.
I'm going to do as Sport Riding Techniques suggests and move the brake pedal down so that I have to really stretch my foot to use it.
I hate these kinds of "gotcha" moments.
Floyd
The guy has the bike up on the stand and comes and gets me. The rear brake pads are gone and it's metal on metal!
The front pads are fine. I try to not use the rear brakes much, since it's bad if you lock them. It baffles me how I could have gone through the pads so fast on the rear. They never made a sound or gave any indication that there was a problem.
I'm going to do as Sport Riding Techniques suggests and move the brake pedal down so that I have to really stretch my foot to use it.
I hate these kinds of "gotcha" moments.
Floyd