Road Cycling - Change Brakes or Pads?

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zensuit
08-29-04, 10:49 AM
I have Zeus brakes on my road bike and live in a place where the brakes are needed for serious downhills...I need some advice before I lay out $$$ to change these weak suckers...

Here's the question...if I switch to a better set of pads and blocks, say Aztec red, will I get enough improvement from the standard crappy pads on the Zeus? Or do I need to just lay out a few bucks for a pair of Chorus brakes? Or is there an aftermarket brakeset that somebody here thinks is better than OEM?

I am hooking these into a Campy Mirage set-up.

Thanks,

Z

Cycliste
08-29-04, 11:56 AM
Pads will improve dramatically. I would start by getting two new pairs, front and back and see how it goes.
Aztec are one of the best. I use the Aztec2 on mine and recommend them, less than 10 bucks for the two pairs.
zensuit
08-29-04, 03:35 PM
Pads will improve dramatically. I would start by getting two new pairs, front and back and see how it goes.
Aztec are one of the best. I use the Aztec2 on mine and recommend them, less than 10 bucks for the two pairs.

It looks on nashbar like $10 for 2....and thanks for the advice...where did you find 4 for $10?

Phatman
08-29-04, 04:03 PM
I got a pair of the salmon kool stops, and I like them a lot. I just got back from a 60-some mile ride in the rain, and they worked so much better then the 7700 replacement pads that I had before.
Cycliste
08-29-04, 07:25 PM
It looks on nashbar like $10 for 2....and thanks for the advice...where did you find 4 for $10?

Bought them from this store: http://stores.ebay.com/Avicycles. Was happy with the service.