Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19099
Location: PDX6/1/18 1:37 PM |
Speaking of disc brakes: I have a long ride/day on the bike tomorrow the clubs Pioneer yearly Century. After my volunteer work of checking in others, I will hit the roads, weather clear and mid 70^, yum.
Thus the handle bar swap thread the other day.
Brakes: My 3 year old Tektro HY/RD pads contaminated. I Amazoned some Swiss Stops, The best and priced accordingly. Delivery to be 6/5-6/8 expected arrival, ride 6/2, no help.
I run and get Jagwire pads locally, 10.99 VS 25.99. Put them on last night and bed them. Stop only marginally better than the 3 year old ones, but Squeal! Chatter.
Yes I chem cleaned the rotors. EEESShh... these suck.
Of course the Swiss Stop got sent prime even though I am not a prime Amazonian, and came in the mail today.
So I popped off the jagwire organic pads with a mile of bedding on them, popped on the Swiss Stops.
Night and day, no chatter, no squeal, noticeable better stopping power. Modulation of course is better with out them chattering on the rotors, a given.
You get what you over pay for?
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