Life of brake blocks
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Life of brake blocks
How many miles do you think you usually get out of your brake blocks (on a winter training bike)?
I seem to have been changing mine like they've gone out of fashion this winter.
I seem to have been changing mine like they've gone out of fashion this winter.
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The odd thing about rubber of course is the greater adhesive brake force, the quicker the blocks will wear away. The harder the rubber, the brake force will be less. Possibly the best braking force I received came from some blocks bought from Decathlon but quickly required replacements.
The roads have been wetter this year ensuring that a greater volume of grit is attracted to rims and blocks. I have found that this abrasive mix wears away both blocks and rims – the latter being more problematic!
I don't know about you but I have been perpetually washing away a horrible black oily substance from the wheels after each ride.
The roads have been wetter this year ensuring that a greater volume of grit is attracted to rims and blocks. I have found that this abrasive mix wears away both blocks and rims – the latter being more problematic!
I don't know about you but I have been perpetually washing away a horrible black oily substance from the wheels after each ride.
Not really comparing like with like because I don't cover the same distances as you nor go fast enough to need to brake very often. However, I switched from standard blocks including OEM's to Koolstop Salmons (last autumn I think) because I found the ordinary ones were rubbish in the wet, quickly became impregnated with little flecks of metal & general gunk and wore the rims faster than I'd like.
The koolstops work better especially in the wet and are much gentler on the rims. Consequently I expected them to wear out faster themselves but I've yet to wear any out. They cost more but compared to the cost of wearing rims out it's a worthwhile investment and, as they also seem to last well, I'm happy with them.
The koolstops work better especially in the wet and are much gentler on the rims. Consequently I expected them to wear out faster themselves but I've yet to wear any out. They cost more but compared to the cost of wearing rims out it's a worthwhile investment and, as they also seem to last well, I'm happy with them.
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Have you gone for green, black, salmon or dual compound?Missiles wrote:I now have Koolstops but they're going to have an easier time of it in drier weather.
I started with the dual compounds, switching to salmon for wet weather, but now I just tend to leave the salmon in all the time. When I manage to wear any out I can't decide whether to get more duals or even try the blacks.
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