Brake Pads

pinarellokid
pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
edited August 2012 in Workshop
does anyone know if these pads are any good ??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4Pair-8-OBE-S ... 6rk%3D1%26

need to get some new brake pads for my Ultegra 6700's

is there a reason they are so cheap !!!
Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

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  • trekvet
    trekvet Posts: 223
    Nice fancy colour Dura-Ace Ultegra stuff, but your prime consideration when buying blocks is that they are as soft as possible, as that way they wear out quickly. You do want them to wear quicker than your expensive rims, don't you? Yes, of course you do. As these replacement blocks are so soft any hard grit or ali off the rims gets imbedded out of the way (they call them rim friendly), to be removed at your leisure/after each dirty ride. With all that in mind I run:

    http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakeshoes.html

    they can be got

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kool-stop-dura-aceultegra105-pair-of-cartridge-inserts/

    Also I find they stop well in the dry, with lots of progression, so back wheel's less likely to be locked. In the wet - I don't ride.
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,831
    Just buy some Swissstop greens.

    For £19 for the best pads that are made I don't understand why anyone would look at anything else.

    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BSSWFLPRO-GRE-4/swissstop_flash_pro_brake_pads___green_(high_performance)_pads___4_pads_(brakeset)
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  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    its all about performance isnt it..!!!!!!

    thinkil go for the swiss stop ones cheers
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

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  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Don't buy Swissstop greens- they are overpriced and not very good (the yellows are fantastic though)

    Koolstop are the way forward - salmon/blacks. Or Clarks jobs for a fiver from CRC - shockingly good for the money.
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Yossie wrote:
    Don't buy Swissstop greens- they are overpriced and not very good (the yellows are fantastic though)

    Koolstop are the way forward - salmon/blacks. Or Clarks jobs for a fiver from CRC - shockingly good for the money.

    Yeah, but your stuff is all covered in mud from where you mistakenly threw it into next door's garden and then had to get it back. No wonder your brakes don't work.

    SwissStop Greens are great - miles better than Koolstops.
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  • stoneb09
    stoneb09 Posts: 98
    +1 for the coolstops, they are ace!!
  • JamesB
    JamesB Posts: 1,184
    Koolstop are the way forward - salmon/blacks

    yes they`re excellent and good value; I have recently though bought Swiss Stop Greens and they also work very well too, BUT the rear seems to be wearing at a very high rate, <700 miles and it looks half worn :(:( ---so for me Swiss stops have been good but an expensive option.

    I fitted new set Koolstops on best bike, replacing the existing salmon / black after 5 000 miles and they were still showing plenty rubber left.
  • mercia_man
    mercia_man Posts: 1,431
    I agree that Koolstop salmon/black dual compound are excellent pads. Better than C ampag Record OE and cheaper than Swiss Stop.

    I got them after reading a previous forum discussion when someone highlighted a link to the FSA website where a wide range of pads was tested in wet and dry. I seem to remember FSA concluded that Swiss Stop were good by Koolstop were the best.

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