Best brake pads for wet weather riding
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Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby lammy » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:25 am
Only problem is the braking in wet is TERRIBLE! I am going to replace the pads, but wonder if anybody has recommendations for good performance wet brake pad replacements.
I am also running GP4000S tyres which run ok in wet, not had too many punctures, but looking for something with more grip in the wet, again any recommendations.
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby mogwaiboi » Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:50 pm
When I had GP4000s I thought they were pretty good in the wet. Schwalbe Durano and Ultremo ZX are good in the wet from my experience as well.
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby twizzle » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:36 pm
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby yolk » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:25 am
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby twizzle » Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:31 am
Torpedo 7 has them. Cell only has the version for carbon, CyclingExpress doesn't have them. You might find them in some of the other stored, but the T7 price is pretty good.
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby Jesmol » Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:10 pm
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby jcjordan » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:33 am
I have always found your ability to pick up alloy bits a bit of a quandary.twizzle wrote:Koolstop. Tried stacks of other brands, they pick up too much alloy and trash rims. Although I do like the new 5700 in the dry... very good... but I don't ride that bike in the wet. The worst were some Deore V-brake shoes that somehow disappeared in a 25k wet ride, must have been water soluble!
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I have been running swisstop pads for years and have never had that problem nor can I think of anyone else who has had this problem
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby jcjordan » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:35 am
I have found one local store who stocks swisstop. I can buy 4 sets off wiggle for the same priceJesmol wrote:Got mine from Wiggle, couldn't find local stock for love nor money.
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby ironhanglider » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:48 pm
Some don't notice, and others don't whinge.jcjordan wrote:I have always found your ability to pick up alloy bits a bit of a quandary.twizzle wrote:Koolstop. Tried stacks of other brands, they pick up too much alloy and trash rims. Although I do like the new 5700 in the dry... very good... but I don't ride that bike in the wet. The worst were some Deore V-brake shoes that somehow disappeared in a 25k wet ride, must have been water soluble!
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I have been running swisstop pads for years and have never had that problem nor can I think of anyone else who has had this problem
It is a common problem for me. I can't talk about John's new bike but we did lose about 2mm of pad on Apollo road due to melting Got the rear disc on now though
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby twizzle » Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:50 pm
Perhaps if you rode alloy for training instead of killing yours carbon rims...jcjordan wrote:I have always found your ability to pick up alloy bits a bit of a quandary.twizzle wrote:Koolstop. Tried stacks of other brands, they pick up too much alloy and trash rims. Although I do like the new 5700 in the dry... very good... but I don't ride that bike in the wet. The worst were some Deore V-brake shoes that somehow disappeared in a 25k wet ride, must have been water soluble!
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I have been running swisstop pads for years and have never had that problem nor can I think of anyone else who has had this problem
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby jcjordan » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:06 am
The wheel was nearly 7 years old. Not bad if you ask me.twizzle wrote:Perhaps if you rode alloy for training instead of killing yours carbon rims...jcjordan wrote:I have always found your ability to pick up alloy bits a bit of a quandary.twizzle wrote:Koolstop. Tried stacks of other brands, they pick up too much alloy and trash rims. Although I do like the new 5700 in the dry... very good... but I don't ride that bike in the wet. The worst were some Deore V-brake shoes that somehow disappeared in a 25k wet ride, must have been water soluble!
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I have been running swisstop pads for years and have never had that problem nor can I think of anyone else who has had this problem
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby twizzle » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:39 am
It didn't die from natural causes - you killed it.jcjordan wrote:The wheel was nearly 7 years old. Not bad if you ask me.
My last alloy rim that I retired was 10
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby jcjordan » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:07 pm
The carbon rim died from the breaking surface wearing down and I put the coup to grace by cooking it on a decent.twizzle wrote:It didn't die from natural causes - you killed it.jcjordan wrote:The wheel was nearly 7 years old. Not bad if you ask me.
My last alloy rim that I retired was 10
The alloy was wear and tear which wore down the rim
Killed with lots of love and use
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby twizzle » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:22 am
Keep dreaming - you killed it with heat.jcjordan wrote:Killed with lots of love and use
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby GeoffInBrisbane » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:24 pm
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Re: Best brake pads for wet weather riding
Postby lammy » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:31 pm
Yes I run the go 4000s on my dry bike great tyres, but in the wet I went for the 4 seasons because of the extra tread and also extra punture resistance, as when it rains it tends to wash up loads of crap towards the edges of the road, I get most of my punctures after it rains. Lol It's still not rained since I fitted them though.GeoffInBrisbane wrote:Regarding the tyres, GP4000s are good in the wet! Especially the GP4000S version.
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