I've heard the salmon-colored Kool Stop brake pads are good and I want to try them on my 2013 Brompton, but when I go to the Wiggle page, there's a vast array of them. Which ones do I need to order? Somebody on another site said the ones for Shimano.

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I use KS Dura inserts in Mine. Kool Stop International - High Performance Bicycle Brake Pads Since 1977
the Dura 2 would work too..

example Kool Stop Dura2 Brake Pad Inserts - Black and Salmon

i think they went to Tektro for the Brake manufacturing source..

my older Mk2, CLB made them for the company at that time.

I put KS Continental pads on , they worked too stud is molded in the pad & a Nut holds it on..,

How would you rate them compared to the stock pads on the Brompton? I can lock the wheels with the stock pads, so what would be the advantage?

the Fibrax ones that came on my 2nd hand bike(s) were hard, and the fresh softer KS ones are not wearing the rim

They work well in wet weather, of Oregon where I ( and the company [metro Portland region] ) reside.

You, in the AZ Desert are perhaps fine with what you have.. so may not matter.

wear them down and then try the black compound , that KS also Molds , or the black-salmon-black triple compound .

Since we don't get much in the way of rain here, I didn't think about one compared to another while riding in the rain. I guess stopping power would compare well, in dry weather, but the ones I have wouldn't fare as well in rainy conditions. Thanks for the clarification.

There is a certain amount of 'I changed the brake pad inserts because I could' .

replaced the ones in TRP 'adjust in place' shoes too ... those were the Tektro stock inserts .. resold them to a fellow local commuter
and ex LBS employee .. who Co-Manages the Food Co Op now.

I question this...

In my experience riding in wet weather, the wheels splash road grime on the rims, especially the rear rim. This grime contains sand and grit. When applying the brakes, some of this grit gets caught by the pads and end up embedded in them. It is this grit which is responsible for the majority of the wear. Seems to me softer pads would allow grit to be embedded even more than firmer pads.

I have been fine for decades , perhaps washing the wheels off while locked outside in the rain
is almost as effective as actually washing the bike down with intent.

hard to down play the value of continued maintenance ..

also NB the plough tip of the 1st version https://www.koolstop.com/english/dura_type.html

like the eagle 2 https://www.koolstop.com/english/eagle2.html the plough tip does hit the rim first, clearing away significant debris ...


" Seems to me" suggests you use something else .. your choice..

I also use Koolstops, have for some years. But I fail to detect any difference in rim wear. I don't keep a record or anything, but the rims wear just the same. I am always very aware of the grinding sound coming from the front while braking after the wheels picked up some wet grit.

Maybe for dry braking, the rim wear is less. But the grit is doing the major wearing. Ever looked at brake pads like that? You can see the aluminium debris in them, Koolstops or not.