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Submitted by
coltonherrera
a Downhiller
from federal way,WA, United states
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | dsdfghj | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | ghy bikes, where i w | | Strengths: | classic cool look, stop like a disc brake, | | Weaknesses: | the chance of when riding fakie and grabbin the brakes, the pads might shootout but no big deal | | Similar Products Used: | nothin compares | | Bike Setup: | BMX fit aitken S 3.5, profile hubs, campy hiddenset, baller | | Bottom Line: | these pads are the best | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mick Coyle
a Weekend Warrior
from San Anselmo, CA
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | My bike shop | | Strengths: | Considering all types of conditions, probably the best pads I have ever used. Excellent power in dry and especially wet conditions. I like to ride in the rain down steep, switch-back roads. Decent modulation, more predictable than other pads, especially in severe conditions. As long as they are set up correctly from the get-go, ignore them, they willseemingly last forever. I have had them on my current bike for about 5-6 years, and there is plenty of rubber left. If you can find any 1980's-style Campy shoes, and "Mathauser C" pads, they slip right in for a road bike. I had some Mathauser pads left over from when I owned a bike shop (over 13 years ago!), and they still work better than any other pads (Dura-Ace brakes). | | Weaknesses: | No longer made, so availability is an issue. They are not curved to fit the rim, so just be careful (as you normally should be) in mounting them to the brakes-no sweat! | | Similar Products Used: | Kool-stop, Dura-Ace, Delta, and others... | | Bike Setup: | Merlin, Dura-Ace, Mavic, etc. | | Bottom Line: | From when I started racing in 1972, and then 17 years in the bicyicle business, these are the best pads I have found. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
leximog
a Cross Country Rider
from Mannington
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the blowhard track | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | adventure cycles NZ | | Strengths: | Long lasting, grippy, cool color | | Weaknesses: | unavailability, takkes a little time to wear in and develop full stopping power | | Similar Products Used: | shimano, kool-stops | | Bike Setup: | kona explosif | | Bottom Line: | Brake pad manufacturers would go out of business if these pads were sold OEM, they last and last and last and stop on a dime. Running salmon kool-stops nowadays, I guess they are the same compound, have seen off two other sets of pads on the other wheel and yet to wear out... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Jumping Pound Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Strengths: | Very grippy. Turns a sidepull into a canti. Turns a canti into a V-brake. Turns a V-brake into a disc.
Pads wear very well. Does not turn rims into a black gooey mess in the rain, like Shimano pads. Do not pick up chunks of rim material like other pads. | | Weaknesses: | Have to be toed-in slightly to prevent squeal if you have flexible brake arms. This is more a weakness of the brake arms. | | Similar Products Used: | Everything. Koolstop, Shimano pads, Diacompe, Campy & Modolo road pads, all kinds of retro stuff. | | Bike Setup: | 5 bikes: 2 x road, commuter, 2 x MTB. | | Bottom Line: | These are hard(!) to find, but worth it.
I discovered a supply of these 6 months ago, and installed them on 3 of my bikes. Best braking power I've ever had. Easy on rims, as they do not pick up metal from the rims or dirt/small rocks. I also found a lifetime supply of new pads for the finned magnesium pad holders. I want to pick up more of the finned holders (S pad version) if anyone has extras and is willing to part with them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Charbonneau
a Cross Country Rider
from Orleans, Ont, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Orleans Cycle | | Strengths: | These brakes have tremendous stopping power and they have a long life time. | | Weaknesses: | With rain they squeak and gives small jolts, with sand or mudd, you here it rubb on the rim for a good while. | | Bike Setup: | Norco NX2000 '00 FS | | Bottom Line: | Good breaking in any weather at a reasonable price suits any rider needing replacement v-brakes. downer is the squeak. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gargantuo
a Cross-Country Rider
from wi
Date Reviewed: August 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakeshoes.html
Heres current info, it looks like I can't get no more pads for my finned aluminum SM's, but I guess I'll try the kool stops | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jmarc
a Cross-Country Rider
from parker co
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
several up the Poudre Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
The best I've used in 18 yrs of serious bicycling | | Weaknesses: |
They are scarce. Usually a product that works as well as this is more popular--due to Market forces, but..... | | Similar Products Used: |
Some stock shimano and the like that came with various bikes | | Bike Setup: |
I have a Ritchey Ultra from 1988 (no suspension whatsoever) and a couple of road bikes | | Bottom Line: | In many years of bicycling, I've used some that work almost as good, but none better than Mathauser pads. I've turned other people on to them, (people who use every trendy component that comes along) and most agree that they are unbeatable. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Smith
a Cross-Country Rider
from Champaign, IL
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
excellent stopping power
very long-lasting | | Weaknesses: |
squeal a bit when new (disappears after the glaze wears off the rubber) | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano
Kool-Stop reds
Aztec | | Bottom Line: | Excellent pads, although (as I understand) no longer made.
NOTE: Kool-Stop now makes pads with the wonderful (iron oxide) Scott-Mathauser rubber compound. These are the salmon-colored (only) pads, available in several styles (including V-brake style). A bit hard to find. Sheldon Brown at Harris Cyclery (on the 'net) sells them (and his website explains why they're the best). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric FAUCON
a weekend warrior
from STRASBOURG, FRANCE
Date Reviewed: January 20, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I was very disapointed by these Mathauser Pads. I was told that they broke hard, and bought them 200 F, which is very expensive for 2 pads here. Ya, they're light. No, they don't brake ! My former pads bought 20 F were better ! That's why I gave them to my little brother, who likes cool riding. Don't buy them !!! I'm sure you brake better with just ONE shimano XT pad on your bike !
One star 'cause my brother needed new pads... | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lola Montana
a racer
from Texas
Date Reviewed: December 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. awful. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik
a cross-country rider
from Jettingen in Black Forrest -Germany
Date Reviewed: June 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I was riding with Lx cantis and lx shim. pads with mavic 217's ub sup.
No problems what so ever with shimano - got these over mail order as replacement pads just out of curiosity to all the praising.
How are these supposed to be set up ? They have no curve as the shimanos.
On my rim their corners would either hang out on the bottom of the rim or scrape the tire . To braking - i don't really know -swtched back to shimano too
soon . Make em curved and i'll try again. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stewart C. Russell
a cross-country rider
from Glasgow, Scotland
Date Reviewed: January 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
With a bit of ingenuity, you can fit these to LX V-brakes (look for the shoes designed for U-brakes). These have survived a couple of months of wet winter commuting, and are hardly worn; the original Shimano pads lasted less than two weeks. They're a little noisy sometimes, but the extra control in fast traffic is useful.
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Submitted by
Patrick Leung
a weekend warrior
from british Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These Mathausers are quite different than most pads that I have tried. Five: stops excellent in dry or wet, *long* lasting, mushy brake feel, cheap looking, expensive. Both road bike and MTB have these. My road pairs outlasted 3 bikes and no, they didn't chew up the rims like some people believe. I heard that Koolstop's pads that have the scott/math. colour are really the same compound? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Weeks
a cross-country rider
from Hampton, NH
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have used the original Mathausers (curved shoe with aluminum cooling fins) for over 20 years(not a misprint) on my Raleigh Competition road bike. They never wear out! 5 chillies! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
spbishop
a weekend warrior
from SF CA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
My cantis with SM pads on my old bike work as well as the XTR V-Brakes on my new bike. The only problem is trying to find replacement pads. Ordering from some granola-eating hermit who forgets to ship can be a pain. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ola H.
a cross-country rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: April 10, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Theese pads are really good. In most conditions the breaking power is better than anything alse out there. Moreover, they never seem to wear out so you get a lot of breaking for the money. The downside is that they are a little bit squeely until the're worn in, which takas about as long as it takes to wear a pair of Shimano pads down totally. When its freezing this pads doesn't work as well as other softer pads, and they are tough on the rims.
Otherwise a good buy. Like most pads, they works better on some kind of brushed rimsurface. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derrick Allen
a downhiller
from Southbury, CT
Date Reviewed: March 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These pads are the best brake pads i have ever tried in my LIFE. In all conditions they stop on a dime. I love them, easily a five rating. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick
a cross-country rider
from ludlow, vt
Date Reviewed: January 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These pads work great here in VT from April - October. Excellent stopping power tho a might bit abrasive cuz of the iron-oxide that is used in 'em (Note red color). If you like to ride in the winter, and it's cold, (lots of great snowmobile trail riding in my neck of the woods. Studded tires are a prerequisite) you'll have to take'em off and I suggest using the gray Eagle claw II's. There softer and therefore work great in temps below 15 degrees F. I'd put the SM's at a min temp of 35. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy
a weekend warrior
from bury, england
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
pads Last for ever even in english winter
that was until holder broke after approx a year
stopping power enormous in all weather
though they squeal very very very loudly | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave wilhelmy
a weekend warrior
from san diego, ca
Date Reviewed: November 4, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
They stop great -- one-finger braking with an LX(non-V)setup. They do indeed howl when new, which with pads as long-lasting as these things, seems like a matter of weeks or months. I had no idea how good their wet weather performance was until I borrowed a bike with Ritchey black pads and almost killed myself. The Scotts are also a pain to set up because their big blocky pad doesn't fit all on the rim without some serious effort. The pads on the Scott Superbrakes are sort of a cartridge style but I've never seen replacement pads for sale. My pads have lasted since late '94 but they are going to need to be swapped out fairly soon. It's worth the hassle of setup to have brakes this good and I have no intention of getting anything else. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a cross-country rider
from Vancouver Canada
Date Reviewed: November 3, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Stop when you want to & where you. Yup they work well, waay better than Ritcheys in my opinion. Although they scream if they are new or you haven to
got them set up properly. These thing wear extremely well also, I have had mine
now for almost 6 months and are only about half gone. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dean McRobie
a weekend warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: October 31, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Mmmmmmm, STOP! Wow, these pads are soooo much better than the Shimano LX pads I had before, you can control the trickiest of descents in the wet mud with consumate ease! I whole heartedly recommend them! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean
a weekend warrior
from ketchikan ak
Date Reviewed: October 10, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
i have over 1000 miles of logging road bombing on these things. i bought replacements, but have yet to use them. there is about 1/16 of an inch
used up with about 3/8 to go. you are a fool to use any other pad.
they stop great and last forever. but them now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grand Pooh Bear
a cross-country rider
from Warwick, RI
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The best pads I've ever used, and I've tried my share of pads, including; Shimano, Ritchey, Kool Stop, and Aztec. Scotts blow them all out of the water. They are superb stoppers and wear long. They are a bit abrasive. My brake setup is somewhat mediocre, but the pads drastically improve brake performance. I brake a lot due to the relentless onslaught of hilly terrain in the North East. Plus my rims are three years old. In the last four months, I've noticed a considerable set of grooves in my rims. I am now considering V-Brakes, and like another reviewer, hope Scott designs a pad to fit them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Gittleson
a weekend warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These pads work very well, too well in a way. I found that they grabbed too
quickly, making brake modulation more difficult. If all out power is what you
want, get these pads. I found them hard to use on the front since it was hard
to brake on the edge of lockup without locking up. They may be used on the
rear with more success, but then again, doing wheelies and things that require
modulation make these a poor choice. For me, these pads are no good and I don't
recommend them. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luc Hamel
a racer
from Ayer's Cliff, Québec, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 3, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Great pads for sure. make sure that you have glued your denture 'cause they stop on a half a dime, wet or dry. HOWEVER, the compound is very abrasive, while i don't think it's a problem in front, you will see daylight through your rear rim in less than a month if you ride in muddy condition. On long dry descents they can heat up the rim pretty good too. Anyway superbs stoppers (velonews rated them # 1 )
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Submitted by
Kohler Narkus
a weekend warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This pads are great !
After i had replaced my old LX pads with this pads,i was very impressed about
the braking power of my old LX-brakes. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Hayakawa
a Norba racer
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: April 4, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are the ultimate brake pads for stopping power, longevity and
all-around performance. They don't look real techno or anything, but
damn-it they work well. I have put these on every bike I have and have
never had to replace them. I have been racing on the same pair since
last season and there is still tons of pad left.
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Submitted by
Tom Wallace
a cross-country rider
from Santa Cruz CA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The Scott Brake pads get my thumbs up. They replaced
Shimano XT pads, which were OK for about a month, and then got all hard, worn and pathetic.
I almost didn't buy the Scotts becuase they look
so, well, humble. A guy coincidently named Scott
told me that he was happy with the Scott pads so I gave
a try. I was really pleased. Great braking (much
better then Shimano) great performace in the rain,
and they wear a really really long time (over a year). I have
also run Kool stop and Ritchie Red and Ritchie Black
and the Scotts were by far the best.
Now I have V brakes and I really would like Scott
to make replacement V brake pads.
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