Which disc brake pads stop best?
10-26-10, 06:44 PM
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Which disc brake pads stop best?
For "regular" brake pads I only buy Kool Stop salmon brake pads for stopping power.
For disc brake pads, do some brands stop faster than others? Which would these be?
I have a Shimano brake caliper on a Marin bike.
For disc brake pads, do some brands stop faster than others? Which would these be?
I have a Shimano brake caliper on a Marin bike.
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i like Avid. organic don't squeak as much, so they are quieter, but they wear down quicker.
10-26-10, 08:19 PM
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what do you mean "organic"?
10-26-10, 08:31 PM
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two types of disc brake pads, organic and metal.
10-26-10, 10:12 PM
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oh got it, thx
10-27-10, 06:01 AM
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Metallic pads just like pads for a car. I don't like metallic pads for a car because they wear down the rotors faster, probably the same for bike and at $30-$50 for a rotor, a thin piece of metal, that's outrageous. I think $20 for a bike's brake pads are expensive.
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I put metallic pads on my XTR dual controls and boy did they suck!!!!!!!
They squealed even when dry, they didn't stop well even with a death grip.
I thought something might be wrong with the brakes themselves.
I replaced them with XTR resin M07 pads and what a difference!!
Quiet and powerful, sure they might not last as long as metallic but why
have terrible brakes that last forever.
They squealed even when dry, they didn't stop well even with a death grip.
I thought something might be wrong with the brakes themselves.
I replaced them with XTR resin M07 pads and what a difference!!
Quiet and powerful, sure they might not last as long as metallic but why
have terrible brakes that last forever.
