Brake Pads - What to buy

Tegglington

Good Afternoon All,

I need some brake pads, for standard V brakes on a specilized sirrus.

does anybody have any advice when buying pads? are cheap pads good? or is it best to steer clear and just pay out for some. I commute 5 days a week, 6 miles each way. so braking is pretty important.

are these worth the money?

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/vbrake2-soft ... 50773.html

cheers!

gosport_commuter

if your current pads are a cartridge type (can remove the brake material leaving holder bolted on) then these are about as good as it gets:

http://www.cyclesportsuk.co.uk/product_ ... ts_id=3305

I run salmons on the front and the dual compound salmon/black on the rear, stopping power in the wet is massively improved over standard, and dry performance is same or slightly better.

If you don't have the a cartridge then I highly recommend getting it to make future changes easier/cheaper. alternatively kool stop also do an all in one pad:

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... Set_Smooth

saladdays

Those pads from Decathlon would be cheap if they were £6. These durable pads are the ones to buy: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=55821

Tegglington

Thanks all for you suggestions.

I went for something similar to what saladdays has suggested and gone for the below

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=55823

must say they are pretty good. 1 finger braking and I'm over the bars lol.

My only issue now is that my front squeels when I brake, any suggestions to fix this?

Initialised

I upgraded to cartridge type and use these:

http://www.discobrakes.com/?s=0&t=2&c=54&p=290&

I've had the same pads on for about a year now ~6k miles and there's 1/3 on the front and over 1/2 left at the back.

Mounted on these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-Shimano- ... 500wt_1413

btw, they'd be well worth picking up, wont stop it squealing, about as good as you can get without discs.

I find brake squeal and a locked rear tyre a great alternative to a bell.

godders1

Tegglington wrote:

My only issue now is that my front squeels when I brake, any suggestions to fix this?

Are the pads toed in? See section here on "pad toeing":

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... brake-type

Initialised

Thanks Godders1

Will definitely be using this trick next time I replace my pads:

daveyroids

Initialised wrote:

Thanks Godders1

Will definitely be using this trick next time I replace my pads:

I use a plectrum to toe my pads in.

daveyroids

I have used cheap V pads for years with no problems and no loss of braking performance. Buy mine in my local Asda, branded as Bell for £1.49 a pair. The other cheap thing I buy is Asda chains. About £3.50 I think. Use the 1/8 one for my fixed ans the 3/32 for my 24 speed. Again work just as good as anything else. Thats all though all the other stuff like cables look rubbish.

IT66T

I don't remember seeing bike stuff in my local Asda so maybe i should have a better look round next time i go in :? .