Chappie Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Hi, im in a bit of a dilema when it rains. My standard black maggie pads start slipping on my rims! Heres the Q, Do i take the rims home at the weekend for a grind, or is their any nice pads that work well in rain and on smooth rims? Or grind and pads? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 If you want the best out of a brake its got to be a grind and new pads i'm afraid. I've found brown koxx bloxx on a harsh grind to be one of the best brakes i've had personally. Everyone grinds their rims differently though and there's so many variables. Some things that work great for some people are crap for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) light grind and coust pads!absolutely phenominal!it holds wickedly!BenxEdit: i ran standard maggie black on a a grind and they were still crap in the wet!they really are bad! Edited January 15, 2008 by Benjaminge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebryan Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I run cnc backed cousts with no glue on a ground mod try-all rim which i have had well over a year and loads of grinds and i still can get the squeek even when wet Another thing that will help is to give the pads a sand paper now and again to take the hard ditry surface off to soften them i do this every grind never fails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 SORRY but to be honest.....get a nice medium grind for the winter months....and some cnc red heatsink pads.i will only ever use thees pads.......they also work alot better than cousts in the wet todave x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappie Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Cheers lads! Ill grind the rims this weekend then mayb consider changing the pads if theres no difference! What like are these adamant pads? http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=10013 There going quite cheap!Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo-Scott Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Cheers lads! Ill grind the rims this weekend then mayb consider changing the pads if theres no difference! What like are these adamant pads? http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=10013 There going quite cheap!CheersThey will be to soft for a decent grind. Unless you do a really light grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 adamant pads work best on a heavy sand paper job.......a grind will eat them in a matter of days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty M Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I would imagine most deng pads will use the same compound throughout the range? just get a pair of heatsink pads hold nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 No pads in the world work on a smooth rim in the wet, it just can't find the friction.A grind is a must but I'm afraid standard black pads will be crap, when it comes to pads I have Koxx Browns at the moment but i'm thinking of changing to Rock pad blues as from what I've seen they offer a better performance.Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thats the whole point of grinded rims in wet/damp conditions. water disperses better without clinging to the sidewalls in comparison to smooth painted rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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