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Submitted by
Juhani
a Weekend Warrior
from Espoo, Finland
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Nuuksiontie | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Biltema | | Strengths: | Cheap. Quiet. Doesn't leave much gunk on rims. Kool Stop pads fit in the holders. | | Weaknesses: | Wears out fast. Chews rims. | | Similar Products Used: | Pro Max, Kool Stop | | Bike Setup: | Nishiki Hybrid Pro SL '03 | | Bottom Line: | At first these pads looked felt a dream. Dirt cheap (that's $3 for replacement pads), quiet even in rain, didn't leave black stuff on rims, pretty powerful even. Too good to be true? After a month and 400 kilometers in Helsinki's so-called winter the rear pads had worn slick. The front pads weren't completely slick but had lost most of their grip. As I replaced the pads I found that they had spontaneously reinforced themselves with pieces of aluminium from my front rim. Somehow the front rim also now has a visible grooves.
Still 2 points as the pads that came with the bike were even worse. And the pad holders are quite usable with better replacement pads. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tage
a Cross Country Rider
from Vashon, WA
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | GART SPORTS TUKWILA came with bike | | Strengths: | ok power, terrible modulation. | | Weaknesses: | Wear out fast. | | Similar Products Used: | Kool STOP | | Bike Setup: | alivio pod 8spd shifter/brake lever
Tektro V-brakes
FS frame | | Bottom Line: | These pads wore out in a mild NW winter. Kool stops are way better | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harold B
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada ONtario, Toronto
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | none | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | bike depot | | Strengths: | its very strong when you get them the first couple of days... it doesnt leave that much gunk...doesnt squeak at all in dry conditions..good feel.. | | Weaknesses: | its squeaks when wet | | Similar Products Used: | demo'd kook stop eagles | | Bottom Line: | very good pads, good strong power...the only problem if you are riding in the rain the power weakens slightly and the pads squeak high enough to wake the deaf ( over exaggerating) just be careful when u are in the rain..or any wet conditions | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris McFate
a Cross Country Rider
from Davenport, Iowa
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Elroy-Sparta | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Standard with bike, purchased at Jerry & Sparky's Bicycle Shop | | Strengths: | Powerful, silent when dry, don't make rims black too much | | Weaknesses: | Very squeeky when wet or dirty, lose power eventually | | Similar Products Used: | None on this bike
| | Bike Setup: | '01 GT Aggressor 2.0 with standard setup (many aftermarket accessories)
| | Bottom Line: | These brake pads are very powerful when dry, and also very silent. When they're wet or dirty they tend to be very squeeky, but just rides or tap the brakes for a while and soon the noise should be gone. They don't smear too much on the rims so they still look good. After nearly 3 months/almost 500 miles of riding my bike, these pads have held up very well and have a lot of life left in them. They are also still powerful, and work great on off-road downhills. Great choice for brake pads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gauvin
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from Allardville NB Canada
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Bottom Line: | Ghfghghfgh gch fcgh. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zoro with 1 r
a Downhiller
from cali
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | jones | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | perfomance bike | | Strengths: | these kick ass | | Weaknesses: | nothing yet | | Similar Products Used: | lots | | Bike Setup: | jamis dakar comp (costom built) | | Bottom Line: | these kick ass and there cheap i dont care it they wear out there hella cheap | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler
a Cross Country Rider
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | it works
stops good | | Weaknesses: | squeeks loud when wet | | Bottom Line: | i like them
when they're dry, they are completly silent.
they lasted for 1,000 miles | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny Scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Sidney
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | organ doner | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | stop good when new | | Weaknesses: | not good when old or wet | | Similar Products Used: | lots | | Bottom Line: | pretty good brake pades for the price of em ($7) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe (Radar)
a Racer
from Barberton, OH
Date Reviewed: September 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Vultures Knob | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Enough power
Good Modulation
No break-in period
Almost never wear out!
Cheap ($7 a pair) | | Weaknesses: |
Might not be enough power for a very heavy person, but it probably depends on how you set your brakes up, too. | | Similar Products Used: |
Aztecs...the generic stuff that came on my bike (kind of similar to Tektros, but did not last as long) | | Bike Setup: |
I use these with LX V brakes, on a aluminum hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | So far these are awesome. I did have a hissing sound there for a while, but I'm not sure if that was the rims or the pads. Overall, they are hardly worn down at all and I have been using them for over 4 months. Very nice pads, good in wet even. Cheaper than Koolstops, Aztecs, Ritcheys, etc.
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Submitted by
Bob Grabowski
a Cross-Country Rider
from Queens, NY
Date Reviewed: August 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Silent! | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 6000 | | Bottom Line: | After trying every possible method of preventing my XT brakes from squealing, my bike shop decided to try other pads. These were noise free. So far, they're wonderful. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mikko Mellin
a Weekend Warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: July 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Cheap,no squek sounds. | | Weaknesses: |
hmmmm...Not very powerfull,but neather dont eat rim like crazy! | | Similar Products Used: |
Many Cantilever pads,Deore Lx,other tektros + these | | Bike Setup: |
Dacon frame,DH3 fork,Dx brakes. | | Bottom Line: | I finally upgraded my pads,i had decided that if i would buy new pads to my currently brakes,they would have to be good.So i went to local bike shop and started asking available pads,the guy told me that he only had these 877 Tektro:s,ok i said.I went home,started install these and WOW no brake squiik sounds!!!Now i ride these pads in front and rear and definitely im going to buy these next time too if i havent bought new brakes by then!Only downgrade is i guess that these are not as powerfull as my old Lx pads,but the Lx pads eated my rim very fast. | | Overall Rating: |
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