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Originally Posted by filipw1990
Hey,

I installed new WH-R501 wheels with Claris brake pads, and I am not sure if everything is OK.

Is this normal that even after short trip brake pads are covered with thin "aluminium gray" coat? Something like metallic mist on surface.

I also found some metal fillings in brake pads, and few very small surface looses on rim. Is this normal in new wheels?

I picked up metal fillings, cleaned brake pads and rims, but during braking I still can hear quiet noise. Maybe brake pads are too hard?
Are you sure it is not just road dust?

Typically the area around my brake calipers gets coated in whatever dust / road dirt I happened to ride through. In dry conditions, this is a fine "mist" of particles, although it is usually brown, not metallic.
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