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Title: brake blocks
Post by: stu27 on December 06, 2008, 12:10 PM

i really want to go out on my bike this afternoon but have only got normal brake pads to use on skyway wheels,the wheels arent nos or anything,but would they cause much damage to wheels just by wizzing about for an hour?

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: sweetbeats on December 06, 2008, 12:12 PM

Might get some yukky brake marks if they are something like dc's Stu....just go slow :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: stu27 on December 06, 2008, 12:22 PM

yeah they are dcs(i only know how to go slow),ill  not bother putting the pads on and use me foot to stop

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: sweetbeats on December 06, 2008, 01:12 PM

Haha,
dc's will ruin your white tuffs in no time.. :4_17_5:

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: stu27 on December 06, 2008, 01:19 PM

jase,there black tuffs,would dcs be ok on them?

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: JT71 on December 06, 2008, 01:31 PM

orange DC blocks?

yeah they'll be fine but they'll stink if you brake hard, like burning rubber, and I'm n ot making this up.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: OrgasmDonor on December 06, 2008, 03:46 PM

i ran red dc's on my black tuffs for a long time and couldnt fault them, they worked better than tuff pads :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: stu27 on December 06, 2008, 04:12 PM

just got back and the dcs worked a treat on black tuffs with no brake marks left,thanks for the advice lads  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: sweetbeats on December 06, 2008, 06:10 PM

I thought you meant your white tuffs fella :)

Title: Re: brake blocks
Post by: stu27 on December 06, 2008, 06:30 PM

no probs jase,broke the quad out for its first spin  :daumenhoch: