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Old 09-26-08 | 12:14 AM
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favorite brake pads?
i need new ones...
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Old 09-26-08 | 12:18 AM
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koolstop salmon.

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Old 09-26-08 | 12:26 AM
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any noise issues?
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Old 09-26-08 | 12:49 AM
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koolstop salmon mountain! just buy them
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Old 09-26-08 | 01:58 AM
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koolstop salmon.

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koolstop salmon mountain! Just buy them
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Old 09-26-08 | 07:29 AM
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Swiss Stop either yellow or green (Better than Kool Stop; I've used both)
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Old 09-26-08 | 08:27 AM
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Swiss Stop either yellow or green (Better than Kool Stop; I've used both)
About four times the price too.
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Old 09-26-08 | 08:53 AM
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koolstop salmon.

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no really...what he said.
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Old 09-26-08 | 08:57 AM
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I thought this question is funny to ask in a forum where some people scoff at the idea of putting brakes on their fixed gear bikes...
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Old 09-26-08 | 08:58 AM
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kool stop.

I guess I can lock this thread now.

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Old 09-26-08 | 10:07 AM
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I thought this question is funny to ask in a forum where some people scoff at the idea of putting brakes on their fixed gear bikes...
i think a lot of people scoff at the idea of not having brakes. it would be cool to make a poll, but the inevitable ***** fight that would ensue probably wouldn't be worth it.
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Old 09-26-08 | 10:23 AM
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Old 09-26-08 | 10:24 AM
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Old 09-26-08 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kander
I thought this question is funny to ask in a forum where some people scoff at the idea of putting brakes on their fixed gear bikes...
You'd be surprised at how many people do rock a brake.

And if they do... koolies are still the way to go.
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Old 09-26-08 | 02:54 PM
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The ones that make you stop are pretty good.
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Old 09-27-08 | 03:44 PM
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I have been wondering the same. I just upgraded the canti's on my touring bike to avid shorty's (the stock shimano cheapees just flex with the STI levers), and find the avid shoes tooooo slippery. But on the koolstop site, they suggest that salmon is best for improved wet stopping, and black is better for dry. Since I live in dry Arizona, I was going to go with black, dispite the rave reviews of the salmon - Comments?
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Old 09-27-08 | 07:28 PM
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OP actually spelt brake right. Holllllllllly ****.
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