I use Raleigh Raincheck blocks (rubber with leather inserts) on chrome rims . They were designed to give more effective braking in the wet. I don't k now whether they're still made, but they do turn up on eBay reasonably fr equently.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
> Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 09:13:05 -0700
> From: velo59@yahoo.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Brake pads for chrome plated steel rims
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> I am rebuilding an old Peugeot for a friend. It has Rigida chrome plated
rims with smooth sides (not the serrated sides that are more common on low
er end French bikes). What is the most effective brake pad to use with the
se rims?
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> Jason Cloutier
> Pawtucket, RI, USA