LEON Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) I have a set of new rimjams (oldest model I think) but I googled them & the 1st thing I saw was a broken pair. I use a smooth rim & a bit of tar. Do I need to worry? Seems like a lot of material & not much backing, there's not a lot of material sat in the backing either, opinions ta..... Edited February 25, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 From what I remember they were amazing on smooth rims, the moment you stick them on a grind they crumble like the rubber used to rub out pencil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I suspected this...they do feel quite soft, but is the pad/backing seperating an issue? Seems the pad should be sat much further in the backings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I cant really remember, only going by what I've read throughout the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Right, just put them on, the bite is amazing, but the thin plastic backings and super soft material is too flexy, I can see it all compress under pressure, too spongy & I have to have the pads a mile away from the rim. So....what is the the absolute best pad I can buy for a smooth rim? I hate noise, I like a nice solid feeling brake, most rigid pad possible, suggestions? I'm not up for spending £30 on pads but I'm sure there are decent alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Right, just put them on, the bite is amazing, but the thin plastic backings and super soft material is too flexy, I can see it all compress under pressure, too spongy & I have to have the pads a mile away from the rim. So....what is the the absolute best pad I can buy for a smooth rim? I hate noise, I like a nice solid feeling brake, most rigid pad possible, suggestions? I'm not up for spending £30 on pads but I'm sure there are decent alternatives. In that case just buy some cnc backings and use the material in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Rimjams are terrible. Try to find some of the plazmatic clears if you can, i found them best on a smooth rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Right, just put them on, the bite is amazing, but the thin plastic backings and super soft material is too flexy, I can see it all compress under pressure, too spongy & I have to have the pads a mile away from the rim. So....what is the the absolute best pad I can buy for a smooth rim? I hate noise, I like a nice solid feeling brake, most rigid pad possible, suggestions? I'm not up for spending £30 on pads but I'm sure there are decent alternatives. Plastic backings needs to be pretty flexy for the Rimjam pad material because they were deadly when fitted to stiffer plastic backings or cnc. Back around 2008, they were prone to breaking the tabs on magura calipers. Edited February 29, 2012 by Rusevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Right, just put them on, the bite is amazing, but the thin plastic backings and super soft material is too flexy, I can see it all compress under pressure, too spongy & I have to have the pads a mile away from the rim. So....what is the the absolute best pad I can buy for a smooth rim? I hate noise, I like a nice solid feeling brake, most rigid pad possible, suggestions? I'm not up for spending £30 on pads but I'm sure there are decent alternatives. Can't help the noise but heatsink yellows on a smooth rim are unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 As soon as you put the old red rimjams in cnc backings they snaP PRONGS OFF YOUR MAGURAS! I RAN MINE ON A REALLY REALLY LIGHT GRIND.....Real nice sharp aggresive bite and hold noisy as feck though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Had some RimJam Red material and it was awful wear wise in whatever backings i ran them in, a set would last 2 weeks on a smooth rim! Plazmatic CRM/CRVs were awesome as are Heatsink Yellows, however both squeeked a bit even on a smooth rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Can't help the noise but heatsink yellows on a smooth rim are unbelievable Have to disagree with this, tried both heatsink blue and heatsink yellow on a smooth bite wasn't that good hold was okay.. then got my first grind and they went really good (the yellows) and now they're starting to slip (on some kicks, might have to see what im doing though because it might be a bad anlge im landing at or something) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Have to disagree with this, tried both heatsink blue and heatsink yellow on a smooth bite wasn't that good hold was okay.. then got my first grind and they went really good (the yellows) and now they're starting to slip (on some kicks, might have to see what im doing though because it might be a bad anlge im landing at or something) In that case you did something wrong,because the are pretty brutal on smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 +1 on the Heatsink Yellows. I ran a cnc backed set on a smooth rim and it was the best brake ever. Zero modulation. Just bite, and silly amounts of hold. They were incredably noisy though. Will definately be running the setup again on my 26 this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryallmaster Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I have a set of new rimjams (oldest model I think) but I googled them & the 1st thing I saw was a broken pair. I use a smooth rim & a bit of tar. Do I need to worry? Seems like a lot of material & not much backing, there's not a lot of material sat in the backing either, opinions ta..... These are death pads.. Bought a pair from Bike 2004 or 05? First ride they disintegrated.. Terrible design and the material was like cheese strings. Let me know how you go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Leon, why do you need a brake that holds?? All you do is bunneyhop?? Brakes are for hoppy hoppy tricks..them tricks that you despise.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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