Ive got to fit new pads tonight – the existing ones are not working, I must have contaminated them with my over zealous lubing / washing routine.

So, I was planning on riding down a steep hill once or twice and jamming them on. Or is there a better more scientific way to do it ?

Or is it all piffle ?

They do need to work well as Im shortsighted, fat and ride too fast in the woods.

That sounds about right – you should be able to feel when they are bedded in

for some folk / brakes / pads they will bed in in normal use, for others they need to actively bed them in

You are doing 3 things, conforming the pad to the disc, curing it under heat and pressure and depositing a layer of pad material on the disc. They need to get nice and hot to do this

A nice steep hill with repeated heavy braking from 25-30mph about 4 or 5 times will probably do the job. You should feel them start to ‘bite’ more after doing this.
Deffo worth doing unless you want your sintered pads to last 2 rides in mud!

OK, so what if I just heated them up in my garage with the angle grinder, or the gas torch ?

I know that when I get home tonight it will be dark, raining and Ive a bottle of Corsican Whisky in the cupboard.

Is there a shortcut ?

There isn’t really a shortcut that I know of

the angle grinder approach has yet to be tried, do let me know how you get on.

the angle grinder approach has yet to be tried, do let me know how you get on.

You’re a nasty evil man! 😉

Yeah, Im tempted with that option, and it will keep me busy in the garage for a while. Perhaps I will try it and let you know.

Forget the angle grinder, just G-clamp the pads onto the rotor then chuck em in the oven for an hour or so, whip em out and rub the hot pad round the rotor then chuck the whole lot in the sink. Sorted.

A nice steep hill with repeated heavy braking from 25-30mph about 4 or 5 times will probably do the job

So just ride as normal then.

That may melt my tyres though, plus the wheel may not fit in the oven and my missus will kill me.

Going for a bike ride has always worked for me.

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A nice steep hill with repeated heavy braking from 25-30mph about 4 or 5 times will probably do the job

So just ride as normal then.
I meant to say, on the road, before you get mud and filth on the pads / discs.