princey Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 hi people, rode for 2 years but gave up about 2 years ago and just started again. never used tar on my rims before but starting to ride bigger lines and want brakes tip top so back to my subject anyone no where i can get sum proper stuff and what exactly it is? many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Grind rim I got a light grind and mine holds perfectly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Go to your local builders merchant, get hold of some bitumen I wouldn't recommend it though, works ok in the dry, but fails miserably if there's a slight bit of moisture in the air. Thought about using harder pads and running a grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serj Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Grind your rim , and use brake pads designed for grind ! If this is not enough or the rim gets dusty, use a little tar . This will do it for sure .Serj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Get a good grind on nice and sharp and get some Koxx browns on, you can find them on www.tartybikes.co.uk . They mint pads in wet and dry! Edited December 27, 2008 by pudding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princey Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 thanks very much people i got a rim grind but running standard pads so think i change the pads to see what it can do thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Thornton Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Ive pretty much always used tar.Bad thing about tar is that it completely sucks in the wet.Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Chinnery Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Tarr is imense, When its dry. But the slightest but of moisture init and their wank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinsym Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 put in tar on eBay you can get some really nice chunks off of there for 2.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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