Author Topic: Chrome Vs. Alloy - Dont Stop Me Now!.... (Read 959 times)

Beaterman · « **on:** June 08, 2014, 05:47 PM »

So ive got one of the beaters up and running.... it has some chrome rims on at present... however it has the stopping power of an baby elephant!!..... are there different brake pads for chrome rims?

So this is how its looking now at the minute....

griff · « **Reply #1 on:** June 08, 2014, 06:00 PM »

New school squeakers will stick to those like shit to a blanket
If you want something period-correct then there's probably something by kool stop that will do the trick

Dannywhac · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2014, 06:21 PM »

As Griffums said - NS pads (as they're made from Playdough) but it'll be a squeek-a-thon.

DC pads are good, but you've gotta be some kind of messiah to toe em in properly, so buy these to use with em:

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/18638/GSport_Nuggets_VBN6454?gclid=CO-x47nk6r4CFQ3JtAodM2UAyg

From the ever reliable W@nkstanleys (the reliable bit is a joke btw). Period correct and fooking ace.

Koolstop did do some crackin' pads back then - if you can find em, the coloured V-Brake pads (Eagle II's) are also spot on for brake-age as slightly softer compound than the black'ns

*edited to correct spullings and apologies for the over use of 'em'.

Beaterman · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2014, 07:52 PM »

Cheers fellas - just looking to bloody stop to be honest... i cant even feather a manual with the ones that are on at the moment lol

will look in to the above as advised

Cheers!

El Beater Dor!

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2014, 08:06 PM »

Kool stop Eagle II 'salmon' pads buddy. There is something in the compound that makes them want to grip. But you have to get them 'toe'd' in correctly or they don't work