Originally Posted by
nfmisso
I have screeching Kool-Stop salmon pads on my Trek 720 commuter. For me, it has become a feature - like a bell - to warn others of my approach.
My GF has those salmon "classic" Kool Stop pads on the front of her 1970's Schwinn Breeze. They make a putrid noise akin to a cat (or maybe a squirrel or mongoose) being strangled, but she likes it because it definitely makes people notice she is coming.