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you know that fiddly tiny pin on the hope tech x2 brake pads..well mines seems to have fallen out....will the bar hold the pads in ok ? or shud i try to get another pin from somewhere... ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:09 pm
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I use a dinky little safety pin on mine.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:15 pm
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the R clip is belt and braces. Even had a pin come loose and be saved by the R clip on the end? If so, you need it. If not, don't lose any sleep.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:16 pm
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so will it be ok ? lol..it cud have been missing a while who knows.searched my spares..i have the 2 spare bars and the spider thing thats holds pad together bit no spare pin....they are sods them little pins... ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:24 pm
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If you're worried, a bit of fuse wire would do the trick but in reality, I've never had one of those come loose so the R clip (wiggle wire thing) is surplus to requirements.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:27 pm
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If you are worried, just buy a set of genuine Hope pads, you will need them eventually anyway, they come with spare pins and retention bars.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:27 pm
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I lost the pins on my brakes the day I fitted them. Been using them fine without for a few months now.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 4:28 pm
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Ive never had a pin come loose. I usually have the opposite problem.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 5:01 pm
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I would have worried about it on the old Mono Mini's but the X2 pins screw in so I wouldn't worry. If you really want belt and braces use any old bit of wire


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 5:05 pm
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yep i,ll use wire in future if lost pins !...but hey i found a spare pin on the floor ! problem sorted ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 5:23 pm
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I've lost them in the past and used fuse wire to secure the pins.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 5:26 pm
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It may be belt and braces, but that is what a safety critical system requires. As mentioned, just replace with a bit of fuse wire.

When replacing worn brake pads (or bike bits in general) it's always worth retaining such bits for this sort of scenario.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 5:29 pm