I just replaced my Kool-Stop black pads with K-S Salmon pads. The black pads were about 3/4 or more down to the wear line after about 2000 miles including lots of PNW rain and road-grit.
I did notice this morning that the salmon pads stop faster when wet (but that may just be my imagination, or the difference with having cleaned my rims and replaced the pads.)
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