What the hell, it is so hard and annoying changing these. I thought it was a good idea to reduce waste, but i am switching back to regular rim brake pads, i feel like it’s an annoying torture to get the new shoes into the slot. Broke already two of them. I thought i must be doing something wrong but i’m not so sure. In the help videos people just slide them in and out easy peasy. Huh? I tried with adding water but doesn’t really help.
It is indeed annoying. I use a hammer to hammer them out and patience to get them in. If you broke them, you can still insert two separate parts (I don’t promise it’s safe, but safe enough for me personally)
I think it may have been slightly incompatible shoes that i had. My brake wasn’t listed on the package, i just thought all the lx / xt type brakes would have the same shoes. Anyway, i was just at decathlon to buy store brand shoes and they actually fit. Tight but you can actually get them on. These ones i tried this morning were just killing me, and there was still really a mm of a shove missing when i thought that’s got to be good enough.