Brake Pads
peter413
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Last post, honest. Wanting to spend a little more to get the basket at Ribble over £35 so was looking at some new brake pads since my current ones just do not want to stop me. I know v brakes aren't disk brakes but I've used a few others and they work so much better. May sound weird this but I can normally hear brakes causing friction (can do on any other road bike I've ridden with anyway) and mine just don't make a sound so I'm assuming they're just a really bad compound. They're the original B'Twin pads. Was looking at the 105 5700 pads, I'm assuming they should be a good choice?
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Swiss Stop Flash Pro. Excellent in all conditions. They look more expensive but the price is for 4 pads.0
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Don't seem to be available on Ribble unfortunately.0
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Dura Ace“Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”0
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jordan_217 wrote:Dura Ace
Is there any difference between the pads across the shimano range?
I have been labouring under the assumption that the pads are all the same.Yellow is the new Black.0 -
People keep saying Swiss Stops are less expensive than they appear because the price is supposedly for four pads but I have yet to see a deal like that. All the offerings I have seen have the same high price tag - but for two pads.Bobbinogs wrote:Swiss Stop Flash Pro. Excellent in all conditions. They look more expensive but the price is for 4 pads.0 -
smidsy wrote:jordan_217 wrote:Dura Ace
Is there any difference between the pads across the shimano range?
I have been labouring under the assumption that the pads are all the same.
TBH, I'm not actually sure and you may have a point. When it comes to replacing my inserts I just buy the ones in a DA packet as they're usually the ones that I can get my hands on at the time. According to Shimano they are the only ones they recommend for DA brakes and they then quote some improvements (as a %) over their 'standard' road pads.
Regardless, I like them and would (and do) buy again.“Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”0 -
Hoopdriver wrote:
People keep saying Swiss Stops are less expensive than they appear because the price is supposedly for four pads but I have yet to see a deal like that. All the offerings I have seen have the same high price tag - but for two pads.Bobbinogs wrote:Swiss Stop Flash Pro. Excellent in all conditions. They look more expensive but the price is for 4 pads.
I think a lot of folks don't have the right text on their websites. Here is Wiggle, who correctly state that the offer is for 2 PAIRS: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/swissstop-flash ... ance-pads/0 -
That's still £5.50 per brake block :shock:
I'm sure the set of pads I just bought for my wife's car cost less than that!0 -
They may not be cheap but I've always found them give excellent braking performance wet or dry.
May a little more, stop a little shorter. Well worth the money in my opinion.0 -
keef66 wrote:That's still £5.50 per brake block :shock:
I'm sure the set of pads I just bought for my wife's car cost less than that!
My current pair have lasted over 5000km and they give very little rim wear. Well worth it to protect your rims and for the excellent stopping power, IMO.0 -
I just bought two pair of Koolstop Salmons for about 30% less than the price if the Swissstops and the Koolstop salmons are just as good0
