I agree. I also use the Kool Stop salmon pads. They are much easier on the rims than the Shimano pads. Derek Paschal
----- Original Message ---- From: littlecircles :: mike beganyi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bicycle Lifestyle <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:18:07 AM Subject: {BL} Re: Rim scoring due to winter use Shimano pads are the worst, IME. I'm a fan of the salmon colored pads kool stop pads, all year long. And even if you don't do a full bike cleaning - taking the wheels off and housing / bucketing them off and doing a quick rinse of the brake pads will extend the life of these parts... -Mike John McMurry wrote: > On Sep 25, 11:10�pm, polarjud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have some Mavic open pro silver rims on my Surly Cross-Check. �The > > braking was really sweet when I first got the bike. �Now, despite new > > pads and a lot of adjustment, I have very poor braking power. �The > > problem appears to be grooves worn into the rims by sand and salt > > trapped in the brake pads. �I don't think I had put more than 1000 > > miles on before the problem appeared. �I guess I should have sprayed > > off my brakes every night, but it is awfully hard to keep water going > > in the hoses without having frozen hoses in Maryland. �For those > > living further north, it must be even harder to clean off winter road > > salt and sand during the winter. > > > > I am really wishing that I had opted for an internal brakes or disc > > brakes. �I hate the idea of having to buy a new pair of wheels every > > year. �Any sense out there about which rims might be more resistant to > > winter wear? > > I'm not sure your rims are the problem. I think it's your brake pads. > > Many brake pads tend to accumulate grit/aluminum that embed into the > pad material; further exasperating rim wear. > > _Salmon_-colored Kool Stop brake pads are much better in this regard > and IME, provide better braking friction; so give them a try this > winter. > > And don't replace your entire wheelset. Just get another Open Pro > rim, tape it to your wheel and switch the spokes over. If you're not > comfortable then giving the final tension, pay your LBS to do it. It > should still be cheaper than buying a new wheelset. > > FWIW, in the winter, I wear a set of brake pads out in about 750 > miles; though rims last thousands of miles on my winter bike that's > only cleaned a few times a year. > > Might be worth looking into a cheaper, more utilitarian wheelset > dedicated for the winter months. > > John McMurry > Burlington, VT --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
