All my roadies lumped together cost less than half a contemporary bike Highest priced one was
about $30. I'm not counting tires/tubes/cables and all the parts needed to get them back up
to par, though. As far as braking performance lately, I got some grey Koolstop Continentals from
ebay, and they're amazing on my Super Sport. How hard you squeeze the lever, is how fast you stop.
They really impressed me with braking feel, especially on such a relatively "crude" old schwinn. I want to try the cartridge type pads on a bike to see if they feel the same.,,,,BD