Brake Pads For Ground Rims

[zoo p]

i realy want to grind my rim for the winter because tar doesnt work in the wet! what do you all recomend? please can you include prices and where i can order them from. oh and i ride most mights and dont want to be replacing my pads more than every 2 months, well would like not to anyway! thanks :D

[lankyri]

im using heatsink reds on a dead grind and they work well but running out of pad so im regrinding the rim and buying some koxx blues for the winter

you can get them at clean bikes there 18 pound for 2 or 30 pound for 4 they should be in stock,

get blues much better, the browns are too hard for my liking unless you grind the f**k out of your rim

hope this helps you mate

[Urpedigreechumdog]

THE NEW HEATSINK BLUES!!!!

(yes i am aware of the caps :D )

[mole]

plaz pads last a long time with a grind and the brake is good.

zoo pads wear down pretty quick but it is a mega brake

[zoo p]

THE NEW HEATSINK BLUES!!!!

(yes i am aware of the caps :P )

where can i get the heatsink blues from ?

what is meant by a dead grind?

[downhill_rob2@hotmail.com]

I have had 4 pairs of heatsink blues, amazing power, but mine seamed to wear down in 2 weeks :( iv had my plaz pads for about 1 month now and they are nearly fully gone aswell :S lol

I grind my rim WAY too much! lol, 12 times in 4 months :S lol and this is what has just happened:

(shit pick i know, but i cant seam to work my camera properly :P :- ) lol

You get shat i mean though... i have a massive crack in my rim, and it bends each time i back hop on it

P.S sorry for size of image :P

EDIT: sorry, forgot to say, get some plaz pads on a medium grind, and they should be awsome if set up properly! B)

Edited September 26, 2005 by terror-error

[Siders77]

A pic that can actually be seen properly. B)

A tip for you. If you have a HUGE photo then open it up in MS Paint and jit "Ctrl + W" to resize it. :P This one's resized to 25% just so you get an idea of how much to do it :-

Edited September 26, 2005 by Siders77

[Dai the Socket]

Haha you have a massive dent. :-

Erm, use Macro and take the photo further back, also hold them both uber still while you're taking them.

Your picture's jutt about useless.

The prototype Heatsink pads which are blue in colour, should be finalised uber soon, so I'd wait out for them. I've got a light grind now, it was harsh. And they're awesome on both. No tar in sight :P

Nick

[Urpedigreechumdog]

They're out now, on the site Nick :P

Heatsink linky for guy a few posts up :-

[downhill_rob2@hotmail.com]

Haha you have a massive dent. B)

Erm, use Macro and take the photo further back, also hold them both uber still while you're taking them.

Your picture's jutt about useless.

The prototype Heatsink pads which are blue in colour, should be finalised uber soon, so I'd wait out for them. I've got a light grind now, it was harsh. And they're awesome on both. No tar in sight :-

Nick

Iv only been able to take one good close up photo, just forgot how to do it :P lol

It isnt a dent either :(

The rim has cracked and that part is just about to fall off :S

[random]

I'm running koxx Red on a Onza Ronnie, amazing brake no slip nowe it's set up tight and i have a lot of air in my system currently but i'm stil ldoing 10ft drops and it's fine dude.

However there only a weekishold and have worn down far to much for my likeing. Probs only get 2 more weeks out of them.

Have loads of Coust pads on the way and have some Plaz to try again. Will also be trying some of me own again and Heatsinks

[Trials Smithy]

Iv only been able to take one good close up photo, just forgot how to do it :P lol

It isnt a dent either :-

The rim has cracked and that part is just about to fall off B)

Nice and safe rim you got there mate :(

Smithy

[ogre]

still not got ma t-bird (damnit) but how much dus it cost 2 get a rim grind done normly? :P thnx

[Dai the Socket]

Oh yeah. Haha. Cheers Nick.

http://www.heatsinkbikes.com/?p=brakepads

Those are what you want dude. Only £11 too :P

Edit: £11 not £12 - Even cheaper than I thought! Can't go wrong :-

Edited September 26, 2005 by mod661

[Simpson]

what is meant by a dead grind?

Its when a sharp grind gets worn down by pads and blunts out so its no longer ceramic its just scuffed up but non sharp ish just old or dead

[Mc Lovin]

still not got ma t-bird (damnit) but how much dus it cost 2 get a rim grind done normly? :P thnx

It took me about 2 weeks to get my t-pro, they kept sendin replacement forks that had the break mounts out of place :-

[ogre]

It took me about 2 weeks to get my t-pro, they kept sendin replacement forks that had the break mounts out of place :P

lol thats harsh dude, but at least u've got some description of a bike (sarecen mantras are not good lol) but i nt orderin it off site or nethin i gna be gtin it from sum local bike (this is a local bike shop, for local cyclists we'll have no trouble here...) shop but roughly how much wud i pay for a rim grind? :-

[Mc Lovin]

lol thats harsh dude, but at least u've got some description of a bike (sarecen mantras are not good lol) but i nt orderin it off site or nethin i gna be gtin it from sum local bike (this is a local bike shop, for local cyclists we'll have no trouble here...) shop but roughly how much wud i pay for a rim grind? :)

it won't be too much im getting my rims grinded this weekend at my local bike shop, i think its about £10 for both if you only take the in the rims. :)

[SQuiT-man]

For those wondering how much it "costs" to get your rim ground, most of us on here do it ourselves, so it is free once you have bought an angle grinder (if you dont already have one in your garage, the ones for around £15 are perfect- you can get them even cheaper if you look around! Mine cost £15 for a 750W one with two diamond cutting blades). Im not sure bike shops would be happy grinding your rims harshly, but some may be fine with it.

Hope that helps,

Scott