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Dec 24, 2022 at 18:46 history edited Criggie CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dec 24, 2022 at 11:11 comment added juhist Not every Kool Stop brake pad is equal. I would advise their Salmon pads. It isn't just color, it contains iron oxide which greatly improves pad performance.
Dec 24, 2022 at 2:39 comment added Criggie @njzk2 OP would want the same brake on both sides of the front, so they have similar characteristics, strengths, and delay. You wouldn't want one side to brake hard first and then the other side apply slightly later, that would lead to a kind of "brake steer" which could be unpleasent.
Dec 24, 2022 at 2:38 comment added Criggie @njzk2 nowhere good to fit a reaction arm - OP would have to have a dogleg to reach the "tray" structure, and side-loads are a challenge. Also, the bike is handed, with a left side and a mirror right side, most band/roller brakes have their reaction arm out the left-hand-side and on the left side of the bike there's no framing. Finally these brakes aren't built to be flipped and brake in the opposite direction - they have a strong directional bias. OP might get away with any of these brakes on the rear wheel, but front-braking does 95% of the work so rear-upgrades are of small benefit.
Dec 23, 2022 at 21:12 comment added njzk2 "I suspect that band and roller brakes won't suit either", why not?
Dec 23, 2022 at 10:25 comment added Michael I’d add that caliper brakes are generally bad and changing to a different brand/model probably won’t help.
Dec 23, 2022 at 10:09 history edited Criggie CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dec 23, 2022 at 10:01 history answered Criggie CC BY-SA 4.0