Disc brake pad mounting and retention system and method

A disc brake, comprising:

• a brake disk;
• a brake caliper arranged to straddle the brake disk;
• a brake caliper mount arranged to receive the brake caliper;
• and
• a brake pad,
• wherein
• the brake caliper mount includes brake pad abutment portions arranged to limit motion of the brake pad in a circumferential direction of the brake disk, the brake pad abutment portions include at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature and at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature oriented parallel to a rotation axis of the brake disk,
• the brake caliper includes a brake pad opening sufficiently wide in the circumferential direction of the brake disk to permit the brake pad to pass through the caliper into the at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature without removal of the caliper from the caliper mount,
• the brake pad includes at least one pad retention feature of the brake pad corresponding to the at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature of the caliper mount, and
• the at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature and at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature are arranged to permit the brake pad to move radially when the brake pad is aligned with the at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature and to move axially toward or away from the brake disk while being retained within the disc brake when the brake pad is not aligned with the at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature.