Mark W Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Hmm, it rained for 10-15 minutes, then it was drizzling. It was wet enough for me to expect the brakes to not work anyway. I was just practicing pedal hops on/off things, nothing that big but plenty of 'stopping' involved. Although the brakes stopped squeeking, I quickly realised I didn't need to worry about the brakes, but about standing water.Cool. I was just thinking in terms of whether it was riding on angled stuff (e.g. slopey rocks on natural, where you rely a lot more on hold) rather than streetier, flatter kinda stuff where your brake's used less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scary_jeff Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Oh right, flat stuff yea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 fek that..... Coust cnc on a light grind...no difference in the rain comapred to dry held me up a 40" tap in a downpour so can't be bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant wildman Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 (edited) I found zoo pads suck in the wet.magura grey pads on a ceramic im are good in wet , but all pads suffer in wet conditions , i dont uderstand how people can think pads work better in the wet ? also its importnt to keep your rims clean iguess that may be one cause to improvedbraking power , but still argue rim brakes beeing better in wet conditionsa deeper grind will aways help as it will reduce surfae water on the rim and pad surface.failling all that , get a disc with sintered pads x Edited November 15, 2009 by grant wildman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtim Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Yo everybody, thank you all for your info, didn't realize it was such an epic subject! I love it! I'll have a look into what pads to get and will definitely grind my rim!I no im mental but i really do love riding natural in the rain, everything immediately becomes more challenging if not a little frustrating. It's good to do, get out in the rain!Cheers folks really appreciate all the advise!Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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