Winter Cycling - brake-pads and slush
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After few hours of riding in the slushy snow my koolstop brake pads has worn out. changing to other brake type is not a option because its a beater bike and I don't want to throw money at it. what can I do?
thanks for your help
After few hours of riding in the slushy snow my koolstop brake pads has worn out. changing to other brake type is not a option because its a beater bike and I don't want to throw money at it. what can I do?
thanks for your help
Huh? You've worn out your brake pads and don't want to change them? Sorry, that's the only option.
FWIW, I get a few months out of salmon Kool-Stop pads in the sandy slush we have around here.
use cheap black pads.
alternatively, buy in bulk.
use cheap black pads.
alternatively, buy in bulk.
Cheap black pads usually wear out extremely quickly, and are horrible in the wet.
Walk until you wear out your shoes and then do handstands for the rest of your life? This is really the cheapest option.
changing to other brake type is not a option
The way I read this is that he doesn't want people suggesting another type of brake, like discs.
Staying within rim brakes, Kool-Stop salmon are the ones for the wet. Kool-Stop black disintegrates just like the cheapos, (but boy are they great in the dry).
Cheap black pads usually wear out extremely quickly, and are horrible in the wet.
correct, but at 1/5th the cost of salmons you can get more miles of braking with them.
correct, but at 1/5th the cost of salmons you can get more miles of braking with them.
My experience is the opposite. To each his own.
Worn out in a couple of hours? Sounds like they are dragging..
The way I read this is that he doesn't want people suggesting another type of brake, like discs.
Staying within rim brakes, Kool-Stop salmon are the ones for the wet. Kool-Stop black disintegrates just like the cheapos, (but boy are they great in the dry).
That's exactly what I meant. I don't intend to switch to other types of brake. ie, drum, disc or foot. I'll try kool-stop salmon. I guess the slush build-up around the brake pad are wearing them out much too quickly. FYI. the pads weren't dragging. I had to increase the space between the rim and the pads so that the slush will have more room to pass through.