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FrankieV
09-30-08, 07:20 PM
I'm using Dura Ace brakes and the pads that came with them.
I've done a few rides in steady rain and I don't seem to stop as well as bikes around me.
Any suggestions for good pads for wet riding?

operator
09-30-08, 07:36 PM
Koolstop salmon.
well biked
09-30-08, 08:01 PM
Koolstop salmon.

+1000. And they're also the best pads for dry conditions.

FrankieV
09-30-08, 08:04 PM
Thanks for the advice. :thumb:
Gonna pick them up ASAP.
tellyho
09-30-08, 08:17 PM
You won't believe the difference. When I flip old ten speeds with steel wheels, Salmons are the only thing I'll sell them with. Sadly, they're not cheap.
mp123
09-30-08, 08:51 PM
+1000. And they're also the best pads for dry conditions.

+700 billion

Best pads by alloy rims by far.
Panthers007
09-30-08, 09:17 PM
My old - still in mint condition - set of Scott Mathauser 'Super Brake' pads cost me $20 back in 1982. Koolstop salmon are based on these. Factor in inflation and all and the Koolstop's are a real bargain.
challaday
09-30-08, 09:26 PM
+700 billion

Best pads by alloy rims by far.

+1 more (not that it matters with 700 billion already there)
henria86
10-01-08, 08:33 AM
SWISS STOPS for me