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01-12-2005, 02:46 PM

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:17:30 -0500, jj wrote:

> I took my bike into the LBS where I purchased it to have them look at a
> brake pad that was scraping, metal on metal. I thought it was worn down to
> the metal. Turned out to be a little metal flake in the pad.
>
> Guy wanted to write up a ticket and have me leave it over night

Well, from what you've said, that shop has clearly stated that they don't
want your business, so take it across the street.

As the other poster mentioned about Kool-stops: it's really true, they
don't pick up crap off the road like glass and metal (I'm sure there have
been documented cases :P). I finally switched back to a set after riding
with some very spendy Bontrager pieces of crap--embedded glass or rock
every mile or so! Granted there's a lot of construction in my 'hood right
now, but I've ridden the Kool-Stops scrape-free for about a month now.

01-12-2005, 02:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
maxo Posts: n/a	Re: Metal flake in brake pad... On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:17:30 -0500, jj wrote: > I took my bike into the LBS where I purchased it to have them look at a > brake pad that was scraping, metal on metal. I thought it was worn down to > the metal. Turned out to be a little metal flake in the pad. > > Guy wanted to write up a ticket and have me leave it over night Well, from what you've said, that shop has clearly stated that they don't want your business, so take it across the street. As the other poster mentioned about Kool-stops: it's really true, they don't pick up crap off the road like glass and metal (I'm sure there have been documented cases :P). I finally switched back to a set after riding with some very spendy Bontrager pieces of crap--embedded glass or rock every mile or so! Granted there's a lot of construction in my 'hood right now, but I've ridden the Kool-Stops scrape-free for about a month now.