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Pros & Cons
Pros
Some of the best canti brake pads out there. They are super long and super grabby. It's also cool that you can still get a quality product like this for old cantilever-style brakes.
The trek soho city bike stops as good (if not better) than my disc brake equipped gravel bike, just by changing the pads! This electric bike is big and heavy, so good braking performance is essential to get it to stop. They stop me speeding along down... Read More
They are very responsive and when aligned properly to the rim they don't squeak.
Running these on a 700c bianchi bike. I'm a cheapskate who doesn't want to buy another bike any sooner than necessary. They are a little trickier to set up due to the longer length.
Cons
The image is wrong, so in my quick order i saw the threaded version (but the threaded style was selected) so the wrong part was sent. Have tried thoroughly cleaning rim surface to no effect. They squeak terribly. Would not buy again.
Highlights
Quality
It's also cool that you can still get a quality product like this for old cantilever-style brakes.
After replacing the cheap black stock brakes on my bike with the salmon kool stops, i nearly went over the bars.
Even if these pads only last me 6 months, i'll still replace them with the same thing.
My bias was set with the first pair.
Price
Quiet, linear and very good stopping power for mountain road especially going down long steep mountain road at old pedro mounta... Read More
Super bonus - the price is right.
Shipping
Came in fast these worked great on my bike.
Packaging/appearance
The packaging has a helpful diagram of the spacer combinations, so that made it easy.
Competitiveness
They work very well compared to the se stock brake pads.
I'll give them a couple more tries to break in, but back in the old days the shimano d-xt pads had insane grip right out of the box.
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good, great, old, stock and rear. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 550 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 20 2022.
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No need for disc brakes unless you like to carry extra weight
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Maybe its just that these need a breakin period or something im not sure
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i used to be able to lock up my brakes if i needed to but these pads cant
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im running deore xt brakes on a vintage scott bike and have cleaned the rims with acetone and even some abrasive pads for good contact yet still have poor stopping power
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ill give them a couple more tries to break in but back in the old days the shimano dxt pads had insane grip right out of the box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Great fit and they stop on a dime
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They work just as well in wet conditions as dry
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont seem to squeal as easily as the units replaced
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