Braking in the wet

carl_p

My bike has Shimano Tiagra brakes and today out in the (very) wet they were next to useless and down right scary on descents. Is this normal for all brakes in severe weather, or will an upgrade to better brake pads be advised?

squigs

way worse in the wet than a car. Make sure they are adjusted properly(see you tube) and brake in good time

father_jack

Kool Stop have salmon flavoured pads supposed to be good for wet weather.

carl_p

Father Jack wrote:

Kool Stop have salmon flavoured pads supposed to be good for wet weather.

Yes I've heard they are good. Will they fit Tiagra callipers though?

father_jack

I think they have various types, I do have Tekro brakes on my Campag bike and I believe they use standard Shimano brake blokes.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ake+blocks

Yours the same?

carl_p

Father Jack wrote:

I think they have various types, I do have Tekro brakes on my Campag bike and I believe they use standard Shimano brake blokes.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ake+blocks

Yours the same?

Yes I think so.

father_jack

I've had no problem with those Kool Stops, although the long reach calipers don't offer as much stopping power as short reach calipers. Pretty useless in the wet tbh once I load up my bike.. been considering a disc brake tourer/cyclocross for my wet/commuter bike for this reason.

cougie

How old are your rims ? Some need a bit of wearing in ?

s1lko

I had similar problems with my Sora brakes today. Trying to stop 15st 8lb downhill in the wet was 'interesting'