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08-15-18, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MoAlpha

These are metallic, but I’m pretty sure something got on them this weekend.

the metallic pads are longer wearing, but can be noisy.

If you aren’t regularly charging long downhills, resin pads might be a better choice.

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