In a message dated 3/31/04 1:01:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com
writes:
> The Sintered pads were perhaps not all they were hyped to be, but certainly
>
> not unusable. They were sort of fuzzy and scrapy and not at all smooth in
> action. Maybe they did cut through rim sidewall crude better and stop well,
> but
> from a tactile sense they could be unpleasant to use. Modolo hoped they
> would be
> a huge aftermarket seller, to be used on all brands of brakes.. That was not
>
> to be!
>
Wow, we have had different experiences! I am still using the sinterized pads
on all my bikes and find them far superior to the black Campy pads. They do
chew through rim anodization, but on the plus side, I find them very progressive
and really impressive at higher speeds. I'm using both the plain old Campy
sidepulls and the single pivot monoplanar Chorus brakes. The Chorus brakes with
these pads are the best thing I've ever used!
My dislike of the Campy black brake pads goes back to the days of Fiamme red
label rims. The Campy's would dig nuggets of aluminum out of the rim and then
you had no brakes until you stopped, took the wheel off, and picked the nugget
out of the brake pad. Then you were good to go until next time! When hard
anodized rims came out, I felt like the Campy pads were vague at high speed.
I tried various pads, Matthausers, Cool Stops, you name it, I tried it. When
the Modolo sinterized pads came out, that was it. I use those.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA