What type of brake pads to buy?
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indianajo
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The bike parts shops (modernbike , universalcycle, thebikeshopstore) have thousands of pads that do not say what they are made of. Color and style seem to be important to bike shops. Semi-metallic pads are great for downhill racers, and require elite class hand grip in cable pull handles to make them stop. Organic pads stop pretty easily and the front pair wears out in a scandalous 4000 miles. That is about 2 years on my bike. The only way I have found to get organic pads is to buy them off e-bay. Ebay listings don't describe material either, but for $10 I probably am not getting premium parts. Ebay does push the cheapest listing to the top, which does not make me wade through 2000 listings to find organic ones.
If you are exceeding 25 mph and weigh over 250 lb, perhaps you should get the semi-metallic pads, and buy the $$$ hydraulic calipers to make them stop.
If you are exceeding 25 mph and weigh over 250 lb, perhaps you should get the semi-metallic pads, and buy the $$$ hydraulic calipers to make them stop.
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