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Permalink Reply by Duppie on October 15, 2009 at 5:34am

I have not tried the Velo-Orange ones, but I would say that promising no squeal is somewhat risky, since there are so many factors that influence squealing: rim wear, brake design, degree of toe-in, dirt on the rim or brake pad, humidity, etc.

If you are simply looking for better brake performance those Kool Stop salmon pads will work great. I have these ones (same compound) on our tandem and I can definitely tell the difference between these and the stock ones. The Koolstops aren't cheap though. A cheaper alternative that I have good eperience with are these pads
Frank

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Permalink Reply by rb on October 15, 2009 at 5:52am

Thanks so much for the feedback and links. Squeaking is not an issue for me. I am just interested in having decreased stopping distances.



Duppie said:

I have not tried the Velo-Orange ones, but I would say that promising no squeal is somewhat risky, since there are so many factors that influence squealing: rim wear, brake design, degree of toe-in, dirt on the rim or brake pad, humidity, etc.

If you are simply looking for better brake performance those Kool Stop salmon pads will work great. I have these ones (same compound) on our tandem and I can definitely tell the difference between these and the stock ones. The Koolstops aren't cheap though. A cheaper alternative that I have good eperience with are these pads
Frank

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