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Old 08-21-07, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by DSchlichting
OTOH, my Serotta has had ceramic rims for 6 years with Kool Stop green pads. No problems, no issues.
In general ceramic rims are like the first time you drove a car with power brakes: a bit touchy, but you get used to it. Performance is outstanding in the wet.
You just aged yourself there

I guess that's why I don't see ceramics around here much. It doesn't rain often so we don't have much of a grit problem.
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