Kool Stop Dura 2 Brake Insert

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Better brake pads are a surprisingly cheap upgrade, especially for something that so dramatically effects both your safety and your performance. This is the classic choice where it fits. The Eagle 2 will fit most rear brakes, but due to the long rear section, there may be clearance problems in some front brakes. If your rim/forkblade clearance is tight, you should choose one of the thinline models, or the Continental. In West Newton Since 1952 - On The Web Since 1995 Shop the harriscyclery.net Catalog for a more Contemporary Shopping Experience.

They can be a little difficult to get hold of in the UK, but a definitely worth the extra effort for those who are concerned about performance. Both Sram/Shimano and Campagnolo versions are manufactured. Kool Stop "Salmon": The Best Of Both! Now, the un-equalled Scott compound is available in the excellent Kool Stop designs. The "salmon" colored Kool Stop models are the ones made with the Scott-Mathauser material..These are versatile pads that offer powerful and consistent braking in both the dry and the wet. Naturally, the pads are only compatible with Sram/Shimano brake shoes. If your brakes, caliper or cantilever, use threaded hardware, the "Mountain" model is the very best you can get, for road or off road use. One-piece pads are cheaper to manufacturer and so are often spec’d on lower value bikes or bikes that are trying hard to come in below a certain price point. The brakes tend to feel a little mushier and they tend to be made from lower performing compounds to keep the costs down. Compounds Even though they were ugly and had crude hardware, they were favorites of knowledgeable cyclists for their superior stopping power and durability.

For nasty winter conditions they transform a set of Shimano Dura Ace calipers – especially in the wet and grungy weather we are currently used to. However we’ve also used them in the summer through the mountains and the results are reassuring. There’s no rim grabbing or brake fade as the compound heats up on long descents. In fact all the Kool Stop stuff seems to wear very well. If your brakes use threaded post brake shoes, these are the best brake shoes you can buy at any price. BRK15 threaded only By mitigating this, the brakes feel a lot more responsive and less mushy, outright power is increased and so is modulation. This is also a relatively cheap upgrade and costs a similar amount to the pads. A softer compound will be more grippy and offer better braking – especially in the wet. However, because the compound is softer, it will wear faster than a harder compound. On the bright side, a soft compound is easier on the rims, meaning they’ll last longer before you have to replace them. All Kool Stop shoes feature an angled water groove under the stud attachment point, to permit the escape of trapped water that makes it past the plow tip.These deliver the strong and consistent stopping power you would expect from top-flight Campy pads. What is less expected is that Campagnolo also produce a Sram/Shimano version of these pads as well – so that those on the dark side can enjoy superb braking on carbon rims as well. The Dual Compound feature is available in the Top-of-the line MTB Dual Compound and Thinline threaded models, and in the Eagle 2 with smooth studs Kool Stop and Scott-Mathauser Kool Stop Kool Stop is the major U.S. manufacturer of high-quality brake shoes for bicycles. Kool Stop brake shoes have a number of design features that make them superior to other brands:

This guide is road bikes with calliper rim brakes only. If you have a hybrid/mountain bike with V-brakes and pads with threaded stud, these won’t be suitable. The same goes for touring/cyclocross bikes spec’d with cantilever brakes that take a smooth stud. Which pad for which rimWhether you’re slowing into a corner or pulling up at a junction, the consequences of an unreliable set of brakes don’t bare thinking about. Kool Stop are an American brand that has provided aftermarket brake pads for many years. Their latest Salmon ‘extreme conditions’ pads are designed specifically with road riders in mind and a very welcome addition to riders wanting increased performance, especially from Shimano Brakes. They are harder wearing and provide increased performance. Most traditional center-pull cantilevers and some center-pull calipers, such as Mafac, use smooth studs If your brakes are prone to squealing, the Dual Compound models shoud reduce the noise pollution while still giving excellent stopping power. After the pads, the next most significant improvement you can make to your brakes is upgrading to quality compressionless cable housing. When you squeeze the brake lever, some of the force goes into clamping the pads against the rim, but some is lost as the cable housing is compressed.

While this is a cheaper option, it is likely that you would get better results with one of the " Mountain" complete shoe sets. The wet days in the big tours can see a team get through a full set of pads and we’ve already noticed a few pro teams using KoolStops on Shimano brakes, so their worth has already spread to the pro rider’s mechanics.

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In wintry conditions the Salmon pads are superb. KoolStop’s standard offering are also as good as those supplied with brake sets from all manufacturers, in the case of Shimano they are a big step up in wear-time and performance and well worth fitting next time you service your brakes. Swissstop’s nomenclature for their pads takes a second to get your head round, but it makes sense once you know it.