Road Bike Brake Pads???
07-16-06, 10:55 PM
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Road Bike Brake Pads???
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I'm looking to replace the brake pads on my wife's Fuji Newest road bike. The brakes that came on her bike has the ProMax brakes which is a knock off of the Shimano style brakes. The brake sare noisy as hell. I was thinking of replacing it with the factory Shimano pads or the Kool-Stop. I searched around and also came up with anothet brand called Aztec which is $30 a pair, unreal. Anyways what brands are available besides whats been mentioned. I'm kind of leaning towards the Kool-Stop. Anyone have any ideas or opinions?
I'm looking to replace the brake pads on my wife's Fuji Newest road bike. The brakes that came on her bike has the ProMax brakes which is a knock off of the Shimano style brakes. The brake sare noisy as hell. I was thinking of replacing it with the factory Shimano pads or the Kool-Stop. I searched around and also came up with anothet brand called Aztec which is $30 a pair, unreal. Anyways what brands are available besides whats been mentioned. I'm kind of leaning towards the Kool-Stop. Anyone have any ideas or opinions?
07-17-06, 01:23 AM
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07-17-06, 04:07 AM
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Just swap out the pads. Much cheaper replacement. Shimano Dura Ace & KoolStop (black) are good all weather pads.
07-17-06, 05:10 AM
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Check these guys out--they'll have whatever you need:
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/searc...brake&x=27&y=6
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/searc...brake&x=27&y=6
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Have you tried cleaning the rims? This gets rid of most brake noise. For replacing the pads I have had good luck with koolstops both on road and MTBs in all conditions.
07-17-06, 08:34 AM
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brake squeel is caused by poor adjustment, rather than brand of brake. use a credit card or cardboard to make sure pads are slightly toed in (front hits rim b4 back). Positioning a washer so that the pads go even to slightly toe in is also easy enough.
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Originally Posted by Lucky07
Shimano Dura Ace & KoolStop (black) are good all weather pads.
07-17-06, 08:50 AM
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Living up here in the wet part of the Pacific Northwest, I am a devotee of Kool-Stop salmon pads myself.
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Guys, thanks for the replies. Of course the replacement would only be the pads (the inserts) no need to replace the housing since it is a Shimano knock-off. I think I'm going to go with the Kool-Stop (Blk) for everyday use. I think those would be the best bang for the buck.
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I have Tektro brakes on my bike. Just came to the realization that they suck. I dont trust them at all, feel like Im giong to slam into anything in my path if I need to stop going any more than 15mph. My old bike had 105 brakes on it, and I used to stop on a dime. Do I only need to replace the brake pads, not the calipers on my bike to get good stopping power?
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I have Tektro's on one of my bikes. They come with very cheap pads. Just swap them out & you'll have improved braking. Better pads seem to wear faster in my experience, but it's worth the stopping power.
07-18-06, 11:34 AM
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The Tektros/Promax style brakes are fine caliper wise, but the come with the ****ties brake pads on the face of the earth. It's not an adjustment issue, the rubber for the pad is just pure crap. Any sort of replacement will fix your problem. I used jagwire pads $4 a pair, or you can go with Kool Stops.
07-18-06, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by godspiral
brake squeel is caused by poor adjustment, rather than brand of brake. use a credit card or cardboard to make sure pads are slightly toed in (front hits rim b4 back). Positioning a washer so that the pads go even to slightly toe in is also easy enough.
+1... agreed...check alignment & toeing first.. my front brakes used to squeal so loud that small children would run and hide.. after proper alignment and toeing them in they're fine and stop much better. The squeal is vibration running through your bike from the pads not making contact with the rim properly. You can put new pads on, but they'll still squeal if the arms aren't adjusted correctly... sure, some pads are cheaply made and others are better quality, but the cause of the problem is more likely to be positioning.
