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Title: which brake pads do you run?
Post by: 80sBMXer on November 11, 2012, 06:53 PM

Just taken my TRM out for a bit of a shakedown and the brakes are sh1t


Hi,

I'm running black repop skyways and 880/901 front and rear with new but cheap pads I had lying around , so it may be that they havn't bedded in yet

question do I fit what looks good or what works

tuff pads or new type skyway pads

or go for diacompe tan/white, do they work??

I may be a bit heavier since the 80's which may add to the problem.

any advice welcome :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: which brake pads do you run?
Post by: not johndub71 on November 11, 2012, 07:54 PM

I found the new skyway pads shite. Clear pads work the best for me. I use Salt ones but Odyssey clear as good. The soft compound ones..
I run a bulldog with a acs doubler up front and a Odyssey Evo2 rear. They are very good.

Title: Re: which brake pads do you run?
Post by: bobbbbsy on November 11, 2012, 08:00 PM

you sure its down to pads and not cable inners ?

Title: Re: which brake pads do you run?
Post by: HARORIDER on November 11, 2012, 08:05 PM

i used to find acs pads were better than skyway pads bitd-but yeah they do feel shit now ,must be the extra weight we have gained  :2funny:

Title: Re: which brake pads do you run?
Post by: 80sBMXer on November 11, 2012, 09:07 PM

Thanks chaps

yes I have stainless cables which dont seem to stretch, deffo the pads

Title: Re: which brake pads do you run?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on November 11, 2012, 09:51 PM

DC tan blocks ~ clean rim and give block a degrease once in a while

new school blocks work well but squeal like a cat on a hot tin roof  ;D