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AK Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Anchorage, AKDate Reviewed: April 26, 2011
Strengths: Well, they are better than using your feet to stop, but that is about it.Weaknesses: Poor grip, wear very quickly, not much stopping power. The reasonable price is undercut by poor durability and bad performance.Bottom Line: This is not a good choice for a canti or V-brake pad. Pass on these pads and go for the Kool Stop MTB pads (in salmon) for much better stopping power and control.
Favorite Trail: Secret
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: REI
Similar Products Used: Kool Stop Thinline; Kool Stop MTB Pads
Bike Setup: Litespeed, brakes are Paul Components neo-retro cantis but I've got another bike with Moto-z-lite V brakes using Kool Stop pads
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cro-mo man
a Cross Country Rider
from Sherwood, Ark.Date Reviewed: November 1, 2008
Strengths: A good all-around stopper. Is easy to set up, quiet, inexpensive.Weaknesses: haven't really encountered any.Bottom Line: Stops the bike well and I haven't experienced undue rim wear...I use Sun UFO rims.
Favorite Trail: hardpack
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: lbs
Bike Setup: vintage steel hardtail
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Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA, USADate Reviewed: June 8, 2005
Strengths: nicely shaped to fit the rimWeaknesses: DESTROYED THE RIMS!!!Bottom Line: One long downhill grade, paved, ridden gently by a very light rider (155 pounds), using brakes intermittently, dry conditions--no dirt, debris or dampness at all, and here's the result: at the bottom of the grade, had to stop and remove brake pads to dislodge the chunks of alloy that they had carved out of my brand new rims. One pad had a beaded-up chunk of alloy that was at least 4 mm across. All four pads had varying amounts of dust, small and large pieces of alloy embedded in them. They feel deceptively soft, but they can do major damage. I thought only Shimanos did this kind of damage. One rim is now worn deeper than the wear line, and this is after ONE long downhill. Rims and pads have been kept immaculately clean and perfectly adjusted.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: came stock on Redline Conquest Pro 'cross bike
Similar Products Used: Kool Stop Eagle 2
Bike Setup: Redline Conquest Pro cyclocross bike, Ultegra group, Velomax Sagitta alloy clincher rims, Avid Shorty 4 brakes and *these freakin' rim-eating pads*.
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Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Dillsburg, PADate Reviewed: February 7, 2004
Strengths: They don't sing to me and they do an OK job of getting my speed under control. But...Weaknesses: they wear extremely fast probably due to the fact that they retain all the mud and sand and whatever else you encounter during the ride, and when you apply the brakes, they grind it all into your rims.Bottom Line: These brake pads are ok if you don't ride in wet, sloppy conditions, but if you do, steer clear of these unless you like to replace your rims.
Favorite Trail: Singletrack
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: Came stock on 2003 Trek Fuel 90
Similar Products Used: I'm now running Kool Stop MTB (salmon and black) brake pads.
Bike Setup: 2003 Trek Fuel 90 with IRC Mythos XC 2.1 kevlar tires and Kool Stop MTB (salmon and black) brake pads.
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Slow
a Cross Country Rider
from You would know itDate Reviewed: February 12, 2002
Strengths: They perform great (combinet with Avid SD3). No unwanted music (squeeling).Weaknesses: Wear too quick. In two months they worn out completley
Tendt to overheat during a longer breaking causing them to loose "power"Bottom Line: They perform well but wear out too quickly! However i would recomoend them!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: Came with my Diamondback
Similar Products Used: Corrtec yellow, and lots of no name pads
Bike Setup: Avid SD3 braks and Alex DH19 rims
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Robert Sosic
a Cross Country Rider
from RovinjDate Reviewed: October 10, 2001
Strengths: brakes very smooth, but not so powerfulWeaknesses: wear very, very quickly, my pair got away in less than 3 months, i suppose eat rims, not so good in wet conditionsBottom Line: Maybe they wear too, too fast, but like good tires, that`s the price you pay for a very good pad...
I have not yet tried Ritchey or Shimano but despite of cheap no-name pads, they are much better
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: other no-name types
Bike Setup: Kona Cinder Cone with Avid Single Digit 3
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Pritch
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, UKDate Reviewed: July 27, 2001
Strengths: stops you!Weaknesses: none yet.Bottom Line: These are worn by my Avid Single Digit 10 on the rear, supporting an Avid mech. disk on the front, and they work great, and have done for two years. I am now nearly all out of pad, and will have to replace, but I would go for the same again. The pad perhaps lets go a little quickly when going slowly on a technical section, but that's nitpicking.
Favorite Trail: Leigh Woods
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: all sorts of other systems.
Bike Setup: Marin Nail Trail '99 (stockish)
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