best brake pads?

dbmnk
dbmnk Posts: 217
edited September 2009 in Road buying advice
I'm into getting new brake pads. I currently run DA 7700 on alu rims.
I want the best possible performing pads on long descents with lots of braking.

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  • bobpzero
    bobpzero Posts: 1,431
    koolstop or SwissStop & heres a bit of reading
    http://www.worldclasscycles.com/swissstop_yellow.htm
  • dbmnk
    dbmnk Posts: 217
    but are they better on alu rims or just equal to standard shimano?
  • GemmaAtkinson1
    GemmaAtkinson1 Posts: 161
    I run salmon pads on my bike. They are fantastic all year round but seriously come into their own in the winter months. They are cheap at £6 a pair and seem to last me ages. I run them on both my commuter and my road bike. When the weather is bad they also Eli eliminate the awful black sludge from around the rim too.
  • murph100
    murph100 Posts: 18
    I use the Swiss Stop Green, excellent stopping power especially in the wet but they do seem to generate the back sludge in the wet, but not anywhere as bad as the Campy brake pads. I might give those Koolstop Salmon ones a go just to compare.
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    A vote here for Kool Stops - especially in the Salmon flavour. 8)
    ....slightly better than standard Shimano in the dry, noticeably better in the wet with good modulation in either.
    Cycling weakly
  • Tacx Boy
    Tacx Boy Posts: 35
    Swissstop green. No question. Best pads I've ever used on alloy rims
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    Swisstop Green.
    (Koolstop Salmon a close second and a bit cheaper)

    I think the newer Shimano pads (6700 & 7900?) are meant to be much better, but
    the old ones are rubbish.
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