lobbster

join the club. check out my join date. i must be the longest signed up pre-member. it never had this restriction stuff when i signed up.

yeah i know all brakes lose performance but these have the brute force to stop the wheel even when it is dirty. the bike never gets cleaned because its just for getting to uni and back. i have a bmx for riding for fun

your being very helpful here. ill stay away from the salt. and yes it is for a 700c road bike. the contact area on my rims isnt that small so i dont think that will be an issue. i am also aware that road brakes could be just as good but it works out being more expensive and im also partly doing it for the geekyness of it . ive also had so many different middle of the range brakes and they always start good but after the rim gets dirty and its raining etc they just dont work anywhere near safely. now the locking was an issue i though of but that is why i am considering a water bleed. i dont know anyone that has done it so i only know what oil feels like. will the feeling be less instant and easier to modulate?

not very relevant to the topic but i will buy it off you for a reasonable pric eif you get rid of it

oh yeah i didnt think of that. probably will make a bit of difference. ill have to put salt or anti freeze in it if i do use water

right then guys. seeing as im in the market for some brakes for my road bike i thought why not go for some hs33 or similar on it. i will be making my own mounts and that isnt a problem but.. i have two main questions and seeing as a large portion of trials guys run them this seems like the best place to come there seem to be hundreds of different pad compounds to use. seeing as i cant find anyone else who has done this its pretty new ground so maybe people could help me choose. as the tyres are really thin it is pretty easy to skid so maybe i need a pad that would offer a bit more modulation on a trials bike to have the same effect of a sharp pad for you guys. it also needs to work in the wet because i will be using the bike to cycle to uni all winter. my second question is about bleeding them with water. does it just feel horrible and mushy or is it more of a v brake kind of feel? and lastly is this the best place to find them? i prefer the look of the old style hs33 so that is what im after. i have seen some sets on here around £25 and that doesnt seem bad but i cant post in those threads yet so is there anywhere else to look in the mean time?