Winter Cycling - Need Help Installing Kool Stop Brake Pads on Dahon Speed Pro TT

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InfiniteRegress
11-30-08, 11:28 AM
I just picked up a spankin' new set of Kool Stop Brake pads (the all-weather variety road pad set, which includes the holders). Anyhoo, I got them home and was about to install them when I realized I had no idea which direction they go in. The Kool Stop pads I have are half black and half salmon colored. Does the salmon-colored part face forward? Or does the black part? I am clueless here....any help you can offer is much appreciated! We're having some wet weather here in the DC area and I want these installed by tomorrow morning so that I can ride. :(

"Fred"
11-30-08, 02:25 PM
The salmon goes to the back so the rim hits it first.
gerv
11-30-08, 06:36 PM

InfiniteRegress
12-01-08, 06:24 PM
Woohoo!! I got it right. I found this picture on the Kool Stop page and figured that the salmon colored must be towards the back. Strangely, the set that I got did not come with an arrow on the holder telling you which way to put it. I put them on last night (with the salmon-colored part facing towards the back) and saw a HUGE difference in my wet commute this morning. I wish I had done this sooner.

Thanks!