I am looking for the best brake pads i can buy .

alex rims
tektro brakes.

What is recommended

thanks

Mathauser. Bar none, the best working brakepads. I used some for a bit, but they worked too good.

I just searched eBay and found these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Scott-Mathauser-Cantil...%3A1%7C294%3A50

That $30 price tag is pricey, especially for back-in-the-day-prices. I researched and saw that the last set like that ended at $130. Great pads. Maybe look around and you can find a newer version that aren't as desireable to collectors. If they're Mathauser, I'd be willing to bet that they're good stuff. I don't even know if Tektros require the threaded stud or not, but Mathauser made that version too.

look up the Eclat clear brake pads @ danscomp.com
Just putting those on, my brakes have worked better than ever.
-Bill

I have been using the Kool Stop dual compound BMX pads for the last couple of years and have been very happy with them. They also make red mtb brake pads which are very good.

I ran the Odyssey brake pads before the Kool Stops and I was very happy with them.

J

Almost any pads are good as long as you properly clean the rim before new pads are used along with sanding the shine off aka"mold release".
AXLEPEG is right the Mathauser are really good. Kool stop use to make the pads for Scott. Their current rust colored eagle claw 2 pad are this compound. Like he said though these are more than you need. Almost a trials pad. I like the old cheep white Dia-Compe pads my self. Dia-Compe/Cane Creek make a non vintage version called Grey Matter. These are about the same. They are the perfect balance for modulation. IMHO. But really...read the first line I wrote.

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Almost any pads are good as long as you properly clean the rim before new pads are used along with sanding the shine off aka"mold release".

Which is the best way to sand rim

thanks

don't sand the rim..Just the pad..make sure its flat..Clean the rim with simple green (that helps big time) or windex or fantastik or something..If your rims are not chrome..Well then get chrome rims your brakes will be 100x better

Now, if you are running mags (which apparently you aren't) every now and then it's a nice idea to LIGHTLY sand the rim to remove that built up brake shoe gunk. If you also have an old skool bike (you mentioned tektro's and black rims soo I'm guessing you're new skool) Kool Stop Vans or ACS Pads = tha HOOKUP, on mags.

But NEVER go and sand any alloy rims. OUCH!

Unless your a trials rider. I would not use any chemical to clean the rim for the first bedding of a new pad. Denatured alcohol cleans it perfectly. If you use any other cleaner with a newly sanded pad it will absorb what ever cleaner you think you completely cleaned off the rim. The alcohol leaves nothing.

For what it's worth, I think the pads that come with the Tektros work just fine. Lately, I've been using Aztec V-brake pads on my mountain bike. They stop on a dime and last forever. You can probably buy them for a very reasonable price at any good bike shop.

Have you considered a coaster brake?

Great post. What about for peregrine mags? I don't want to use black on my turq mags and get all that black brake rub on em'. Does anyone know if they make a turq brake pad? If not, what are your experiences with the best color/pad to use w/ turq mags? Thanks.

Depending on which turquoise peregrine mag you have, the dia-tech fiesta pad is the closest color pad to the peregrine turqs I had. But the ones that came with the mags were the best match.

NEVER SAND A RIM! if you ever have any rain or humidity, never sand it, itll rust up crazy fast, also sanding a mag will only get you dirty scratched mags. Clean any surface with soap and hot water. I use Mr. Clean and paper towels after each ride, and I sand my pads IF they are brand new, otherwise let the rim do the work, itll squeek for a couple minutes, but it will grab like mad after. RINSE any soap off, rub rims with paper towel, itll squeek longer with soap on it. DONT use dish soap, leaves to much residue on rims. For dirty pads, I pull them and soak them in a bowl with water/mr clean for the night, pull the next day and dry off, again should squeek for first bit, but will grab nice after. I like Koolstops, just trying dual compound, works great with my aluminum rims. Mags deserve actual mag pads, like Tuffpads...

my picks for rims,



my picks for mags,



my picks for mags/rims,

PS: I forgot, I found a wicked cleaner a couple weeks back, and Ive used it on everything, and its great, even tires..its called Spray n Shine, and comes in a black can, the down side is I go through a 6 buck can every week... ;-)

Thanks for the tip.

Found this old thread because I was wondering about brake pads. So if I have white Peregines is it best to buy white pads? From what I am understanding, colors denote type of material not necessarily for colored wheels? with that said, what's a good white pad nowadays?

Or I guess I should ask, do colored pads leave colored marks around the wheel?