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Title: red brake pads
Post by: scott30 on March 03, 2008, 11:54 AM
hi all got these red brake pads of ebay for a fiver was gona use them for my tuffs but they look abit brown to me what do you all think might have to use them on spoked wheels instead any suggestions whould be great cheers scott :daumenhoch:(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii50/scott30_photo/DSC00077.jpg)
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: pickle on March 03, 2008, 11:56 AM
yeah ditch em mate and buy some of the Vans pads in red, or some of the new school Kool stop pads can be picked up in red as well, they'll work so much better.
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: OrgasmDonor on March 03, 2008, 12:03 PM
the dia-compe red pads work really well on tuffs too :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: scott30 on March 04, 2008, 12:13 AM
thanks for the info guys think i might go for some vans do you know where i can get some from though cheers scott :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: pickle on March 04, 2008, 07:58 AM
http://www.customriders.com/prodshow.asp?prodid=8531&cat=5&parent=1001&sid=3
these in salmon?

i had a look on Alans and Custom Riders but they had no red Vans blocks  :-\
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: scott30 on March 04, 2008, 09:04 AM
yeah i looked on alans to also billys and vert-ego has red pads ive got some from vert-ego before but they dont do vans which i think look cool so might try looking elsewhere cheers scott :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: pickle on March 04, 2008, 09:05 AM
yeah they look cool and also work really well too  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: scott30 on March 04, 2008, 09:23 AM
looked on source bmx they have some red pads but tere not vans though saved the pics of them but when i try to put them on here they dont show up they are quite long dont know if i should go for them or just get some from vert -ego or wait and see if alans get some what you think cheers scott :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: red brake pads
Post by: pickle on March 05, 2008, 02:12 PM
long ones will be better as they have a bigger surface area to brake on  :daumenhoch:
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