Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
Does pad composition play a role in this? Wondering if the choice between kool-stop salmon or black makes a difference in the "shard in the pad" problem.

What do you use? I have the Kool Stop black pads on one of my bikes and I can't say they've ever picked up road debris. I don't have any salmon pads though so I've got nothing to compare them to.