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Description:
- Dual compound
- Formulated for top braking performance
- Patented process blends two top compounds
- Angled tip and plow
- Knurl-Lock (TM) washer system
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Submitted by
taputah1
a Cross Country Rider
from Lehi, UT
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Wasatch Crest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Niagra | | Strengths: | Great stopping power, easy setup (all pad replacing) | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | stock stuff on XT's, tektros, and LX's. | | Bottom Line: | I bought some new SD7's and heard monstrous stories about the pads, so I bought the Kool Pads. Even though I can't say how the stock pads differ (I never used them), these pads are awesome. I love my brake experience. I am not a fan of disc's and with these I don't feel too worried. One thing I noticed right off was that after about 100 yards of riding and braking to test my install, my rims were shiny and silver again. The plow edge of my brakes had all kinds of crap on it. These pads are great. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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sjpendleton
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles, CA
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything with lots of climbing | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | Good stopping power if you can endure the noise | | Weaknesses: | Noisy unless toed in to the point that brakes are completely mushy | | Similar Products Used: | Avid, Jagwire | | Bottom Line: | I wanted to like these. They had burly stopping power when I set them up and my brakes were great. Unfortunately, they started squealing almost immediately. I kept toeing them in but the squealing kept going. I tried a brake booster but it didn't help. I even switched brakes during this time. The only way I could get rid of the horrible noise was to toe them in so far that my brakes were complete mush. I switched to some Avids and the squeal went away immediately.
Other reviewers didn't seem to have the squeal problem, so it may be my fork or some other random element I wasn't able to change. I suspect the reverse arch on my Manitou fork might have something to do with it, but I'm not going to change my fork to use these pads, especially when others work fine. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Dave S
a Weekend Warrior
from Franklin, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Winnipesaukee River Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Unbelievable stopping power, awesome modulation, simple setup, silent, easy on rims | | Weaknesses: | None that I can tell | | Similar Products Used: | Aztec, Shimano, Fibrax, stock Koski pads | | Bike Setup: | Old Mongoose full suspension w/Koski v-brakes, Jagwire teflon cables, Avid FR-5 levers, Bontrager Maverick rims | | Bottom Line: | These pads are slightly more expensive than average @ $10/pair. But, they are EASILY worth it. Despite my Clydesdale status, this is far and away the most stopping power I've ever had on this bike. The modulation, which was already quite good with this setup, enters into the realm of "incredible". One-finger stops are easy and beautifully controllable on all terrain, no matter what sort of schmutz you have on your wheel. There is no grinding of foreign matter into the wheel's alloy surface. Their claim that water, muck, and sand get sluiced away are absolutely true. Setup, due to the pad's design, is dead simple and accomplished in 5 minutes with only an Allen wrench. Stopping is always dead silent. Do you want the very best v-brake pads? Look no further. I can't recommend these enough! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Daniel A
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikeworks - Orlando | | Strengths: | Unbelievable Stopping Power | | Weaknesses: | Almost made me go over the handle bars on my virgin ride... | | Similar Products Used: | Pro Max | | Bottom Line: | These pads are just unbelievable. When I bought my bike I went with V-brakes to save total bike weight (and money) but was worried about the stopping power, especially in offroad and wet conditions. These pads are just as good as most diskbrake setups. After I installed them I tested them and almost ended up over the handle bars. The most important part though is how little force it takes to actually stop the bike. They are also about 1/2 larger than my old pads.
No more yanking on the levers like a madman, just a gentle pull and voila you stand still.... (with you hopefully on the bike).
I can't rave enough about these... Even if these were $30 bucks a pair, i'd still get them over - no questions asked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Josh Rogoff
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Washing Machine | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Incredible stopping power, great modulation, quiet. Tears through mud, water doesn't slow it down. | | Weaknesses: | A little squeeky at first, so you're not sure if you installed with with proper toe, but give then 20 minutes out on the trails and they are broken in. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid RW2...there really stink! | | Bike Setup: | 2001 GT aggressor hardtail. 2007 LX crank, RD, XT FD, Mavic crossrides, panaracer fire XC, Rock Shox Judy, Crank Bros candy SL, Sram 970 casette and chain. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome stopping power wet or dry, best v-brake pad I've ever used, puts most disc brakes to shame, but not all. The wet stuff is where discs really come in handy, but a v-brake set-up with these pads is just as good, not to mention the weight saved. Max flaming turds for me! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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