Brake pad retaining screw

[wisdom]

Evening folks.
Just wondered if anyone has a couple of the small screws that hold the brake block.
Local bike shops have none.
Picture shows where it should be.

 

[I like Skol]

Not strictly neccesary as brake force should hold them in. However, it is possible to pop one out in reverse when shuffling the bike around. Should be a tiny grub screw probably M3 or M4?

 

[Ian H]

I always throw them away. I have some shoes without them. I haven't managed to persuade any blocks to come out accidentally. They are a symptom of H&S gawn mad

 

[Adam4868]

Sure I'll have one in garage somewhere !

 

[mjr]

Some blocks come with new ones. 3mm Allen head IIRC. Very small and prone to rust if not stainless.

 

[Tim Hall]

I always throw them away. I have some shoes without them. I haven't managed to persuade any blocks to come out accidentally. They are a symptom of H&S gawn mad

I dropped one whilst fettling the bike the day before Mad Jack (a scenic Audax m'lud). Somehow I contrived to shed the unretained brake block at the first checkpoint. The remaining hilly kilometers were "interesting" in a not got all my brakes kind of a way.

 

[Ian H]

I dropped one whilst fettling the bike the day before Mad Jack (a scenic Audax m'lud). Somehow I contrived to shed the unretained brake block at the first checkpoint. The remaining hilly kilometers were "interesting" in a not got all my brakes kind of a way.

Interesting. I have (experimentally) tried and failed to make that happen.

 

[I like Skol]

Youngest lad somehow managed to make a front pad fall out halfway around Gisburn MTB trails. I swapped a rear pad to the front to replace the absentee and he finished off the rest of the ride with just front brakes. Not ideal on the downhill sections!

 

[wisdom]

Thanks all for the info I guess I'll leave it out.
Just like things to be right.