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Mike Jackson
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin Tx.Date Reviewed: January 13, 2009
Strengths: clear off easy.reliable..work in alot of conditions, Cool colorWeaknesses: none. I need to replace them(darnit..Bottom Line: I've used these pads for every bike i've owned plus my wife's bike. these pads are resiliant, after a beating, dry-wet creek crossings,rocky.The only problem I've had with them is they don't make a tire from this compound. I've felt like i'm being pushed toward my bars, and have needed to sit further back on the saddle so I don't feel the urge to move foreward. These pads kick ass, here in the Austin area the conditions are not the easiest on brake pads.Normally I'm really picky about my brake performance,I'm replacing my pads today with Koolstops, These red one are like red traffic lights, they stop the wheel. Skidding,well,thats for ya'll to workout yourselves. Peace...
Favorite Trail: Green belt, walnut creek. Emma long etc.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: don't remember
Similar Products Used: Avid,shimano,others I don't remember.
Bike Setup: Hollowtech2 XTR cranks,egg beaters,Avid brake harware.,Marzzochhi MX pro air,fox float rear shock,LX-XTR components thompson s.post,monkey lites(Alum.)sram 9speed casset, Maxxis ignighters 2.35 w/stan's, crossrock wheel set. Frame-Jamis Dakar comp, chain stay pivot near wheel drop outs.
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roy sabb
a
from 18,anipele streetDate Reviewed: February 14, 2006
Bottom Line: HELLO SALES,
IT IS A PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU.HOWEVER,MY PURPOSE OF WRITING TO YOU WILL ELABORATED IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPHS.
I AM INTERESTED IN BUYING SOME OF THE GOODS SOLD IN
YOUR COMPANY AND LOVE TO SHIP TO NIGERIA WHERE I HAD CLIENTS THAT
HELP ME SELL GOODS OVER THERE AND I ALSO RUN A STORE THERE.SO I NEED YOUR QUICKEST
RESPONSE REGARDING SOME QUESTIONS BELOW IN ORDER TO PROCCEED IN BUYING FROM YOU:-
1.IF YOU SHIP INTERNATIONALLY[ESPECIALLY NIGERIA]
2.WANT TO KNOW THE COURIER SERVICE USED FOR SHIPMENTS.
3.IF YOU ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS(MASTER,DISCOVER AND VISA) AS A MEANS OF PAYMENT.
4. CAN HELP ME SHIP THROUGH DHL/UPS OR TNT EXPRESSES.
I AWAIT FOR YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE FOR QUICK PROCEDURE.
REGARDS
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
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Todd
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles, CA USADate Reviewed: October 2, 2003
Strengths: Stops great with little or no squeakingWeaknesses: None so farBottom Line: My XT V-brakes had caused lots of frustrations with squeaking and squealing from every pad I tried. Finally another rider suggested Richey pads. I picked up some "red" pads... They worked great. Keep your rims clean and scoured and sand off the pads every couple of weeks. No more squealing!
Favorite Trail: Mission Peak
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At: REI
Similar Products Used: XT, Kookstop
Bike Setup: Litespeed Obed with XT all around
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bobby gent
a Weekend Warrior
from canby, orDate Reviewed: July 17, 2002
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: they break at the stem....where the metal shaft connects with the padBottom Line: go with the rim wranglers they are better
Favorite Trail: lots
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$13.00
Purchased At: corvallis cycle
Similar Products Used: avid rim wranglers
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FSRslug
a Cross Country Rider
from Twin Cities, MNDate Reviewed: September 6, 2001
Strengths: Provide slowing down powerWeaknesses: Dont stop as fast i'd like them to. Can't get them adjusted to feel like my friends bikes. They are very squishy. The pad itself is too large.Bottom Line: I will not recommend these to anyone. They work for the first 20 hours of riding and then start to degrade in performance a lot. They don't stop very fast(some of that is the brakes and not the pads). Developed a squealing noise like I have never heard before. Most squealing sounds somewhat similar, but this now sound like a teacher dragging her fingernails across the blackboard.
Favorite Trail: The Farm
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Eriks Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: Dia-compe
Bike Setup: FSR w/ extras
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Paul Newdon
a Cross Country Rider
from SaarbrückenDate Reviewed: June 21, 2001
Strengths: No Tear, Great braking in every conditionWeaknesses: Non so far noticedBottom Line: BUY THE RED PADS and be happy with them
Favorite Trail: Austrian Trails
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At: Online Store
Similar Products Used: V-Brake XT Pads
Bike Setup: Hardtail with XT Setup and rock-shock fork
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Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain View CADate Reviewed: June 11, 2001
Strengths: Decent Stopping PowerWeaknesses: They eat rimsBottom Line: I tried some Ritchey blues, and I was blue. They remind me of the rim-ripping Shimanos. When I removed them, there were little bits of aluminum embedded in the pads - not a good thing. Even my last set of Ritchey blacks seemed a bit hard on the rims, but not like the blues. While I had some terrible Avid/Kool-Stop pads (no wet braking), the new Kool-stops are working very well for me, with little rim wear, and powerful braking, both wet and dry.
Favorite Trail: Henry Coe
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At: Bicycle Outfitter
Similar Products Used: Ritchey Black
Kool-Stop
Avid/Kool-Stop
Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Superlight
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Jonathan
a Weekend Warrior
from St helens, EnglandDate Reviewed: November 18, 2000
Strengths: Dry stopping, wearWeaknesses: Wet stopping. They don't.Bottom Line: Excellent dry stopping, and even good stopping on muddy rides. But in the pouring rain they didn't do anything to slow the bike. I rode down a 1:3 grade with the levers clenched and the bike was accelerating.
These pads are fine if you ride somewhere where it doesn't rain, but if you ride anywhere in Western Europe, they just don't hack it with water.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Similar Products Used: Most aftermarket V brake blocks
Bike Setup: Mavic 517 rims
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AV98
a Cross Country Rider
from SF Bay AreaDate Reviewed: June 26, 2000
Strengths: Stopping Power (Dry conditions)
Durability
PriceWeaknesses: Stopping Power (Wet conditions)
Initial breakinBottom Line: Pretty good brake pads for the price with some faults. First thing I noticed right after I put these on, replacing my XT crappy shimano pads, were that they squealed quite a bit. After about 2-3 rides and the pads were worn down the squealing went away. Another quirk about these pads is the wet condition performance: basically really bad. I rode through mud and rain without too much confidence on these puppies. I just didn't push as much as I normally did and was braking way farther then I normally would. So I gave it 4 cheesy poofs for the great dry condition perfomance but I'd stay away from wet conditions with these.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Shimano XT, STX-RC, XTR, LX
Kool Stops
Bike Setup: Proflex 857
NR2 Front
NR4 Rear
Full XT Grouppo
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nelson binch
a Cross Country Rider
from charlotte,nc,usaDate Reviewed: June 2, 2000
Strengths: great stopping power for clydesdale riding
red pads look super on my grey black and red bikeWeaknesses: wears fairly quicklyBottom Line: i put these in some ypk carbon fibre cartridge shells on some brand new deore brakes and i have three times the stopping power i had before with the avid pads
Favorite Trail: cane creek park
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: kool-stop (yuk) xtr avid
Bike Setup: full xt cc hardtail
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M
a Cross Country Rider
from EuropeDate Reviewed: May 1, 2000
Strengths: great breaking power
no squeling
not much fading
really cheap here, like 7 $Weaknesses: weaknesses???Bottom Line: A good buy, definitely an upgrade from xt. Couldn't stand the XT grinding my rims for nothing - there was no stopping power. Ritchey red pads don't fade even on long and steep descents and don't make any noise. Not that this is as good as it gets but I still have to discover better ones! At this price an absolute winner!
Favorite Trail: anything narrow and technical
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: lx, xt, corratec yellow
Bike Setup: y11, xt, judy xc, but who cares, it's the pads we're talking about
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Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain View, CADate Reviewed: November 17, 1999
Strengths:
The Ritchey Blacks pads have been good all-around pads. They have a reasonable lifespan and stop as well as anything I've tried in both wet and dry conditions. At $8 a set, they are reasonably priced.Weaknesses:
The grooves are narrow and tend to clog up.Bottom Line: Some previous LX style Ritchey pads I had were labeled Kool-stop on the bottom. It would seem that just about every major pad is actually made by Kool-stop. However, I tend to look for the Ritchey's, as the grooves are cut deeper than most of the other brands, which means I can run them longer before replacement.
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
Fibrax
Aztec
Kool-stop
Bike Setup:
XT brakes. I dumped the rim-ripping Shimano pads after only a week. In fairness, my experience with some new Shimano Ultegra road brakes leads me to believe Shimano has changed pad materials.
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Crazy maniac
a Weekend Warrior
from EuropeDate Reviewed: November 9, 1999
Strengths:
Slow wear,
Good breaking powerWeaknesses:
They can sqeal a bitBottom Line: Good pads for the average rider. They DONT smoke after long downhills, really wear slowly and if they sqeal you only have to rub your rim and the breakpad a little bit with sand paper and voila..
Favorite Trail:
France
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT
Bike Setup:
XT
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sveck
a Cross-Country Rider
from kentuckyDate Reviewed: October 28, 1999
Strengths:
good power and strength in wet or muddy conditions. long wear.Weaknesses:
none i can see.Bottom Line: get the blue ones. they are hands down the best pads i've ever had. they cost a little more but are WELL worth it. get some, you'll understand then.
Favorite Trail:
jump-off
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
tektro, shimano XT/XTR
Bike Setup:
Specialized with 98 XT v-brakes.
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Emil Heise
a Weekend Warrior
from Frederiksberg, DenmarkDate Reviewed: October 25, 1999
Strengths:
Black: Less noise than Shimano.
Red: Less noise again, and offer braking in the wet.Weaknesses:
Black: Wet grip as mediocre as Shimano.
Red: Sporadic squeal, not helped by any lenght of adjustment. Always scream when it starts to get damp, although usually, they quieten down once they've heated up, but they lose power when they're hot....Bottom Line: Noise and lack of power in the wet/cold means black pads are out of the question.
Red pads are the best that I have tried, but I'm not satisfied yet!
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
Shimano LX, XT
Fibrax replacement
Kool Stop
Bike Setup:
Marin Eldridge Grade '96, XT/XTR V Brakes, Mavic SUP rims
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