Originally Posted by DogBoy
I had avid shorty-4s and the stock pads were HORRIBLE for squeal. After about 1200 miles I changed to kool-stop pads and that helped, but the braking power was never great and the squeal was still noticable.
I had similar.
My shorty-4's had power and modulation, when they were newly adjusted. In the summer they didnt seem to go out of adjustment much. But with january having 29 out of 31 days with rain, they seemed to go out of adjustment in 2-3 days.
Probably because with the lack of stopping power, i was applying much more force to stop, and removing the toe in. Just a guess.
Kool stops did better than the stock ones in time before replacements. kool stop lasted about 5-6 weeks, stock ones were about 3-4 weeks. (1K a month)
My biggest complaint was not the lack of power, their lifespan, or even the amount of futzing with them, but the lack of modulation. I HATED going from not quit enough stopping power, to an endo with no in between. Then again maybe i go to fast and was expecting too much
My solution...well it was expensive and is another thread