pedromj

Hi,

Since the last month I noticed that my (very standard black) front brake pads had reduced their performance a lot when not applying too much strength to the brake levers. I have also noticed that for such strength they sounded like rubbing a piece of paper instead of the typical rubber sound. Then I decided to switch them by a pair of Kool Stop Salmon but the "paper rubbing" sound is still there. I removed these pads and saw that they had a black surface, I supposed that with some remains from the previous pads. I cleaned the pads and the rim with alcohol and an eraser to remove as much black rubber as I could. Although braking improved when applying a lot of strength, when applying less strength they perform in the same way as the old half-worn-out pads. Is this normal? Do you recognize my situation? What do you recommend me?

Regards,
Pedro