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Favorite wet-weather road brake pad?
On 2 Mar, 16:55, wrote:
On Mar 2, 10:30*am, jwbinpdx wrote: On Mar 1, 10:07*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: "jwbinpdx" wrote in message .... On Mar 1, 8:48 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: I'm doing more wet-weather riding than I'd like this season, and because of the terrain I ride, I go through brake pads *very* quickly. Best results so far have been KoolStop, which is thus the best all-around brake pad I've used, period. But even so I'm still getting three "challenging" rides out of a set (a typical ride for me will involve two, possibly more, tough descents that require a lot of use of brakes to keep your speed down in the rain). *If you're spending that much time in the rain, you need a rain bike. Get a Portland or a Poprad (out of stock) and use discs. Throw some Conti Four Seasons on it and beat your buddies down the hills. *You can also use some real fenders and skip the faux clip ons. Let me know if you find magical wet weather brake shoes, because I would like some. *BTW, how long are your down hills? *Three rides? *That's unnatural break pad wear. -- Jay Beattie. ============= Jay: Trust me, if there was room in the garage, both my son and I would have Portlands! That's a great bike not just for wet weather but touring as well. Kind of a do-it-all utility bike, and the bike that made me stop thinking disc brakes were silly on road bikes. As for the descents, coming down most grades isn't much of an issue, because you don't have to be on them constantly. The grade that consistently does them in is Kings Mtn, a descent of 4.34 miles with very few places you can allow yourself to get any speed (when wet) and more than a few technical corners (banked the wrong way, decreasing radius, that sort of thing). My winter tires are either the GP 4 Seasons you mentioned or the Bontrager Race X-Lite "AC" (All Conditions). I didn't think I'd like the Bontragers but so far, they're giving me great service. Everyone getting flats on my rides but me. Typically I get close to zero flats anyway, with the exception being rides in the rain. By the way, the Salmon Kool Stops are still the preferred wet weather pad around here, but I'll see if any of the locals have found something better. Sort of OT, but the flip side of the recent thread on touring bikes and what you do if one breaks in the middle of nowhere was my Saturday ride (lots of high wind, little rain). *I flatted on our Skyline while riding alone, and I think two cars and three or four cyclists asked if *I needed help. *It was very sweet, but I felt like putting up a road sign saying "no help needed." -- Jay Beattie.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - it's worse when you stop for a pee...need help ? no. Bicycle cape. The real one. TJ |
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