Recommended Brake Blocks

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paulcuthbert
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Recommended Brake Blocks

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Just got my new Trek 1.2 and found that the brake blocks are even worse than on my last 1.2.

Can someone please recommend me a good upgrade to improve braking performance? Thanks!
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Re: Recommended Brake Blocks

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You won't go too far wrong with Koolstop pads.

Here's a link http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s104p0
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Re: Recommended Brake Blocks

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+1 for Koolstop
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Re: Recommended Brake Blocks

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Guess what? Koolstop!
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