A bit of brake work

On Sunday, I replaced the brake disk and pads on the front end of the bike. Technically my old disk was within specs (4.5 mm minimum thickness) but I was unhappy with how much material would have to come off in order to get it properly smooth. So I bought an EBC MD-650 disk like this one:


Since cyclebrakes.com offers a discount on pads with purchase, I ordered a set to go with the disk. I have a spare set in the garage already, but since the life on those things was kinda short I decided to get the new ones. These are the 'gold' pads, in the highest 'HH' temperature range. They claim to be for superbikes and such. Once they're bedded in we'll see how they do for my application.