Which Kool Stop Pads?
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This is interesting. I'm not familiar with the whys of coating rims with ceramic, but it seems that ceramics are better insulators than bare aluminum, and as such dissipate heat less efficiently. As a result, friction heat is concentrated in the braking surfaces. This would seem to contribute to cause increased pad wear, as higher heat translates into softening pad material. This behavior is associated with brake pads on steel rims.
That said, though, there aren't that many rims nowadays that rely on ceramic coating. Ambrosio is the only brand I can think of that does it widely throughout their range. Mavic does it as well in two models.
Improvements in metallurgy, brake pad compounds and the machining of brake surfaces have reduced the need for the coating.
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I've got a set of ceramic coated SPIN wheels and they suck! (the ceramic brake pads) yes I used ceramic pads, they still suck, they make lots of noise and wear down VERY quickly! I switched over to regular brake pads and they no longer make noise and they stop 100% better!
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