New brake pads

rob39
rob39 Posts: 479
edited March 2018 in Road buying advice
Running Shimano 105 5700 brakes pads need replacing any recommendations. Kool stop, Swiss stop, jagwire, Clarkes, dare I say lifeline

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  • mercia_man
    mercia_man Posts: 1,431
    Koolstop salmon and Swissstop BXP have been great for me.
  • Sportiveman
    Sportiveman Posts: 158
    Koolstop salmons work great
  • froze
    froze Posts: 213
    Koolstop salmon pads is all I use anymore, they last a very long time, and work in any weather including very wet weather where others fail, modulation feels better. Kool Stop with combination salmon and black will stop the bike an average of 6 feet shorter in dry and 2 feet shorter in wet than Shimano's best pads; in fact while wet the Kool Stops will stop in shorter distance by 4 feet over the Shimano pads when dry!
  • super_davo
    super_davo Posts: 1,205
    Go for Lifeline and change them frequently.

    They don't work quite as well as the top pads when new, but aren't far behind. But you can afford to change them many times more often at £4 vs £18-20 and I reckon a new set of Lifelines would outperform a half worn Swisstop. Plus its much kinder on your rims.

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