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20 R Performance Pads
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Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came stock on Redline Conquest Pro 'cross bike | | Strengths: | nicely shaped to fit the rim | | Weaknesses: | DESTROYED THE RIMS!!! | | 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*. | | 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. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Dillsburg, PA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came stock on 2003 Trek Fuel 90 | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Slow
a Cross Country Rider
from You would know it
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came with my Diamondback | | 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" | | Similar Products Used: | Corrtec yellow, and lots of no name pads | | Bike Setup: | Avid SD3 braks and Alex DH19 rims | | Bottom Line: | They perform well but wear out too quickly! However i would recomoend them! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Sosic
a Cross Country Rider
from Rovinj
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | brakes very smooth, but not so powerful | | Weaknesses: | wear very, very quickly, my pair got away in less than 3 months, i suppose eat rims, not so good in wet conditions | | Similar Products Used: | other no-name types | | Bike Setup: | Kona Cinder Cone with Avid Single Digit 3 | | Bottom 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 | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pritch
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Leigh Woods | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | stops you! | | Weaknesses: | none yet. | | Similar Products Used: | all sorts of other systems. | | Bike Setup: | Marin Nail Trail '99 (stockish) | | 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. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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