TIL ceramic disc brakes actually need a specific bedding-in process, not just hard stops

After six months of noisy stopping on my gravel bike, I watched a Park Tool video about brake burnishing and my rotors look silver and quiet now, has anyone else had to unlearn their old pad habits for this newfangled disc stuff?

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terryrobinson4d ago

Most people think you can just ride around and they'll sort themselves out. The crazy part is the manufacturers actually have a specific procedure and if you skip it you get that pulsing or squealing forever.

jason2504d ago

Yeah I thought brakes just needed to be worn in but turns out I was doing it wrong this whole time.