Janotaking

Hello guys, i've been searching for a long time for the right brake pads for my Gitane Tour de France, I have a weinmman type 500 on the rear, and some unknown newer brand single pivot in the front! the thing is I don't want to spend much money on this, but I want a solid braking power. I have a few choices in brake pads here in Portugal, they are:

BBB - Roadstop Deluxe (don't know the price 4 pieces)
BBB - Roadstop (5.29euros 4 pieces)
BBB - Techstop (10.37 only the rubber)
BTwin - 105 Ultegra Dura ( https://www.decathlon.pt/PT/calcos-de...minio-6872630/ not sure of the quality of those 9.95Euros)
Shimano - Ultegra (11.95 2 pieces)
Simson - Brake Pad Capi 55Mm (a guy from a store said this ones are the best I don't know https://en.hollandbikeshop.com/bicycl...pad-capi-55mm/ )
BBB - ROADSTOP BBS-02 (12.20 euros 2 pieces)
BBB TECHSTOP 3 BBS-23 (8.77euros 2 pieces)

These are the ones that I've found so far, what do you say guys?!

JAG410

Kool stop salmon. Don't go cheap on brakes!

Janotaking

Where do I get those?

Shimagnolo

https://www.koolstop.eu/

oddjob2

https://www.amazon.com/Dia-Compe-Grey...mp+grey+matter

$8.95 for 4 pads. Work fine with Weinmann 500

Janotaking

Thank you! I've checked the site, the distributor is 400km away from me, I will need to pay the transportation, but lets see. Do different brake pads wear faster the another's the rims?

eschlwc

ten bucks more for kool stop salmons (new on ebay) might be worth it.

smoothness 

jano, you should be okay with kool stop salmons. they're pretty widely sold, so even if you can't find them locally, a store should be able to order them for you with freight. if you're just using regular single-pivot brakes on regular aluminum rims, you will not have to get any "special" pads.

aidanpringle

Go for the Decathlon B'Twin Ultegra Dura pads, I have them on my bike and they are unreal in how much of a difference they made compared to the stock pads. The best I have come across and what I put on all my bike now, they also last quite a while.

Janotaking

Thank you all! I've brought the Decathlon B'Twin Ultegra Dura pads today, I called the sponsor for the salmon ones but it would cost me 6 euros of transportation, and 15 euros a pair, so 36 euros in total, its too expensive so I got this ones near my home, lets see how they break. I will give some new tomorrow, today im gonna finish mounting them!

Janotaking

Hey again, I've installed the brake pads, and I notice a high in the middle of the rubber, right in the centre right where the screw goes in, and its caused by it! What should I do?
Thank you!