Cycling in Melbourne Australia
Brake Fade
I do a lot of my riding where I live in the Dandenongs. There's some pretty steep hills that I get up to 80kms coming down, at which point I find I get some brake fade.
Any tips on pad choice or braking technique. I'm just running the stock pads that came with my bike.
Thanks in advance.
Andrew
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Permalink Reply by Chris Harris on -
Hi Andrrew, I'm interested to hear what people say about this. I had it a bit when I used to ride road bikes 15 years ago.
Make sure you're using both brakes, and "sit up" to catch some wind.
I imagine some pads would be better than others. Harder ones are probably less effective when at normal temp and fade less when hot... just a guess.
My hydraulic disc brakes on my MTB don't do it. They chew up the pads in gritty mud though.
Cheers, Chris
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Permalink Reply by Neil on -
+1 to what Chris says about disc brakes. But that probably doesn't help your immediate "problem".
Kool Stop brake pads are very good and not too exy (esp. on-line at, say, Wiggle --shhh). I happily use the grey ones; many people recommend the "salmon" ones but these seem a little harder to get. They may take a little time to "bed in" on your rims.
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