Kieran Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 AlrighttGot a set of heatsink whites on a smooth anodised rim atm and to be honest its a bit of a dissapointment. So i was planning getting a light - medium grind but was just wondering what there like on a grind? and whats the wear life like? Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 How long have you left them to bed in? They're meant to be cracy good on anodized rim! Light grind and you're onto a winner though, mate of mine's got yellows(same compound) on a light/medium and it's the most awesome thing I've ever felt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Got them on a light grind on my mod, amazing bite and stupidly loud, but no hold. I have a T-Pro with no booster though, so that might be the reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 How long have you left them to bed in? They're meant to be cracy good on anodized rim! Light grind and you're onto a winner though, mate of mine's got yellows(same compound) on a light/medium and it's the most awesome thing I've ever felt!Had them on a normal smooth rim for a while and i've had them on the anodised rim for almost a month now, not too long i know but the anodising is really disapointing, only took a few rides for the anodising to wear a fair bit. Now its almost all gone haha. Think i'm going to get a grind now and if that fails then new pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmackay Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Stay smooth you sleg!Nah, but they should be fine. Snowies WILL last forever on a smooth rim so they'll be fine on a grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willis-gu Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I was once at a comp and it was snowing, railing, hailing, thundering and moody as f**k, like seriously the mud was 5 inches deep. Every persons brake i seen was shite! then i heard a brake. I actually could not belive someones brake was still working! So i went to see and ask!To the point...he had snowies on a grind f**king insane in that weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caswell_35 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 What are the Coust pads like? Better on a grind or smooth???Caswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Stay smooth you sleg!Nah, but they should be fine. Snowies WILL last forever on a smooth rim so they'll be fine on a grind.Would prefer to stay smooth but my back brake is shit and you know it is I reckon they will work alot better on a grind than they are just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Snowies on a grind are amazing, one of the best pads I've used in terms of hold, they just don't slip. Only my old Heatsink Reds and Koxx Browns have held this well.Definatly put a nice deep grind on, as they work amazingly in the wet too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmackay Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 What are the Coust pads like? Better on a grind or smooth???CaswellDefinately a grind mate! Two of my mates have had them on smooth and they've been awful.A different two have had them on a grind and they have been AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Would prefer to stay smooth but my back brake is shit and you know it is I reckon they will work alot better on a grind than they are just now.If you wanna stay smooth, clean your rim PROPERLY, sand your pads a bit, set the pads up perfectly, bleed your brake. WILL sort it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 If you wanna stay smooth, clean your rim PROPERLY, sand your pads a bit, set the pads up perfectly, bleed your brake. WILL sort it! Pads were sanded not too long ago, its set up decent and it was bled not that long ago and the bleed feels nice and quick. I'm quite scared to clean the rim with white spirit though cause it might take off the little anodizing i have left and its coming up to winter so i think i'll just go grind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli P Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Pads were sanded not too long ago, its set up decent and it was bled not that long ago and the bleed feels nice and quick. I'm quite scared to clean the rim with white spirit though cause it might take off the little anodizing i have left and its coming up to winter so i think i'll just go grind If your going to clean ur rim then dont use white spirit as it does have a small amount of oil in it, you can use paint thinner on anodizing but make sure that it is anodized and not paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrewsbury Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ive ran these pads for ages, they work great on a smooth rim once bedded in and also on a grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 If your going to clean ur rim then dont use white spirit as it does have a small amount of oil in it, you can use paint thinner on anodizing but make sure that it is anodized and not paint.Pretty sure paint thinners are oil based aswell...Also you can use paint thinners on powder coated paint to clean/polish it up. Don't use it on laquer though, use petrol for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gage-mann Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Definately a grind mate! Two of my mates have had them on smooth and they've been awful.A different two have had them on a grind and they have been AWESOME!i had mine on deep grind once and they worked but aint as good as they were on a light grind and on my smooth rim they hold the best but very sqeeky lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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