Brake Pads
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As a youngster, looking for cool upgrades to my bike I often spent hours chatting to the professional racer working as the local bike shop about upgrades. He used to say “Brakes only makes you go slower” tongue in cheek. There was one set of brakes that I was dead-set on getting, the Campagnolo Record Delta Brakes. Their unusual design was unmistakable and I lusted of these for months. Once I fitted them, my bike really looked the part and left me with a surge of positive emotions. These complex brakes were a nightmare to set up though. If not set up 100% perfectly the stopping power was mediocre at best. A lot of the braking performance was due to the brake modulation but also the brake pads. Bicycle brake pads are considered a consumable and needs replacing when worn out and as these parts have evolved, they have also improved.
The fundamentals of bicycle brake pads, on rim brake systems with alloy or carbon rims you will use brake pads that look like small cartridges slotting into the brake pad holder. These brake pads are either made of a rubber compound for Alloy rims or a cork and rubber mixture for carbon rims. Disc brake system uses brake pads made of an organic (resin) or Metallic (sintered) compound.
Brakes have come a long way since those days. Firstly, the progression from alloy rims to Carbon rims, then the introduction of disc brakes, cable followed by Hydraulic operated. Few things are as frustrating as brakes squeaking louder than the morning coffee machine, here at Cycle lab we have a range of brake pads from rim brake pads for alloy and carbon rims to a variety of disc brake pads for most models from the different manufactures Shimano, Sram, Campagnolo. Our workshop experts can guide you on how to check for wear on all Bicycle brake pads so help you feel confident that you can slow down when needed and ensure you and up finishing your ride faster while looking and sounding cool and composed.
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