Problems with my nearside pedal 750 miles mark

I noticed the left hand one felt rough when turned by hand and stripped it down to find that water had entered the outside seal and corroded both the fixed cup

And the adjustable cone  had a worn area

The inner end fixed cone looked Ok as  does the spindle , though  the actual end has no seal to keep the weather out

Any way the 22 ball bearings were all OK so I rebuilt the pedal and it now spins free, but as a precaution I have bought a pair of new pedals from Halfords, which are virtually identical and only cost £13.99

Decided to invest in a good lock

And   I decided on this one
The onGuard pitBull DT Shackle U lock plus cable, it's Gold rated secure

Bought a new front light for the winter nights

From Halfords, not cheap at £50, but what a beast it is!

It's a Bikehut 1600 Lumen model and the performance is amazing, so much so it is an excellent light on the second most powerful setting, on the most powerful one it can best be described as a hazard to other road users!

The New Rear brake rotor arrived yesterday

And I fitted it, and removed the Swissstop pads for inspection.
They seemed OK, so I sanded the surface and refitted everything, and this time followed the following bedding in procedure

Get up to normal speed and gently apply the rear brake to slow the bike to walking pace.
Do not keep the brake on till the bike comes to a stop
Repeat this procedure at least thirty times , and indeed go easy on use of the rear brake for the first 25 miles.
This is where we are at at the moment and so far the Brake operates very smoothly and quietly indeed and with each application it seems to have a little more grip for the same lever pressure.
At the moment while using both brakes together I am using the front brake to bring the bike to a stop.

The Damage to the old rotor

There is a 2.5mm area of damage at the same position swept by the pads  both outer and inner faces

This damage was caused by my heavy handed braking on the new disc as I was completely unaware of the need to bed the pads in.

This unfortunate lack of information has cost me a new disc and set of Swissstep pads

Never mind it's another lesson learned! the new rotor is looking to have a much more uniform wear pattern!

This is strange, the discs are not mounted identically

Here is the front disc, the actual working surface area doesn't cover the entire 15mm width of the available disc area down to the supports

Below is the rear disc and you can see that the working surface area covers the entire 15mm down to the supports

I wonder whether this is significant?

Still trying to cure the noise from the rear disc brake

The replacement Swisstop pads came today, but my hopes that they would clear the noise were unfounded, and when I removed the old pads and examined them I found they were already badly damaged after only 300 miles

There is clear physical damage along the bottom edge of this pad, not normal wear

And the damage to the bottom edge of the second pad shows it has literally been hammered.

The obvious conclusion is that there is something wrong with the rotor, so I have sent off for a new one, which should hopefully finally solve the problem.

On the credit side the braking effect from the swisstop pads is far superior to the originals.,

The Clocks have changed and we have had the First frost

I had an early ride to the Health centre to make an appointment for my wife

Apart from the chill in the air the only discordant note was the annoying noise from the rear disc brake, which I have been unable to cure, I have now sent off for some swisstop  pads.
Expensive at £18.94. lets hope they are worth it!

Haynes Bike Repair Guide

I downloaded this  app for my Android devices, and very good it is too, covering just about everything you need to know about to maintain your bike, including videos