CliftonGK1 the bike he rides has Pro Max linear pull brakes, based on a post he made before. The bike is fairly new, a couple of weeks, and he does short rides (for now). Here is a link to the bike he has
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4029278
icm I was on Sheldon's Brown website earlier today and he recommended the salmon color KoolStop. I haven't tried these...yet, but I wanted OP to check out other factors before buy new pads.