Kool Stop brake-pads: options?

[Shadow]

My road bike shall need new pads soon and having looked at various threads Kool Stop seem to be popular among CC'ers.

Quite a few members have recommended Salmon on front and Black on rear. Can someone explain, in simple terms pls, why this would be more advantageous than dual compound at front and rear, for example?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

My road bike shall need new pads soon and having looked at various threads Kool Stop seem to be popular among CC'ers.

Quite a few members have recommended Salmon on front and Black on rear. Can someone explain, in simple terms pls, why this would be more advantageous than dual compound at front and rear, for example?

As I understand it the Salmons provide the greatest stopping power. Bikes are designed to have greater power from the front brakes.

 

[Panter]

^ What he said. I guess that the dual compounds are more of a compromise?
I actually use Salmons front & rear, just personal preference

 

[potsy]

^ What he said. I guess that the dual compounds are more of a compromise?
I actually use Salmons front & rear, just personal preference

Me too, I actually put a set on the front and once they wore down to halfway I switched them to the back and put a new set up front

 

[BSRU]

Salmon's are for wet/muddy conditions, black's are for dry conditions, the combi pads cover both circumstances.

I have salmon's on my main commuter and they cope well with all weathers, I have black's on my road bike but that never experiences wet conditions.

 

[Shadow]

As I understand it the Salmons provide the greatest stopping power.

So why not use Salmon both front and rear, as utilised by Panter and potsy?

 

[Shadow]

Salmon's are for wet/muddy conditions, black's are for dry conditions, the combi pads cover both circumstances.

This I understand. Which would then bring me back to original thought of why use salmon on front and black on rear?!!!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

So why not use Salmon both front and rear, as utilised by Panter and potsy?

I think it's down to braking preference. TBH I don't mix brake pads.

 

[Fab Foodie]

OK, I run Salmons up front and Blacks on the rear.
My reasoning is simple and crude, it allows me to grab equal amounts of brake without fearing the rear locking-up.
On the road, the front brake is the important one, the rear plays a relatively minor role, however too much application of the rear can easily lead to loss of control.
Rightly or wrongly, that's what I do and it works for me.

 

[chris-s]

I prefer the Clarkes Golds tripple compound, half the price + spare set of pads and stop just as well ime.

Chris

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I prefer the Clarkes Golds tripple compound, half the price + spare set of pads and stop just as well ime.

Chris

My only experience of the Clarkes gold were in the form of hydraulic disk brake pads and they lasted about a week

 

[Kestevan]

Wot he said ^

Furthermore I find the Salmons wear quicker than the Black. I can go through 2 sets of Salmons on the front over winter whilst a set of black lasts all year.

 

[GlasgowGaryH]

I have kool stops on one road bike and some of these disco brake pads on the other. I dont find there is a great difference between the two apart from the price. Disco brake pads are much cheaper.

 

[Shadow]

Thanks for all the replies people, most helpful, as usual.

FF: do you find the salmons wear quicker as noted by Kestevan? And, are you doing the Bognor FNRttC?




edit for an errant apostophe.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Thanks for all the replies people, most helpful, as usual.

FF: do you find the salmons wear quicker as noted by Kestevan? And, are you doing the Bognor FNRttC?




edit for an errant apostophe.

Hio Shadow

I don't really find they wear a great quicker, but then I don't monitor theses things very closely. I guess it also depends how you use your brakes and what kind of mileages you do and in what conditions.

Regarding the next FNRttC - B*gger Bognor! I'm out of cycle-passes at the moment, so I don't expect to do any more for a while.