First set of home-made pads
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After a period of research, I got hold of some material which the best evidence available had highlighted as the very same used for Koxx Bloxx. Then I made these pads up to test their performance. No messy screws required, pads snuggly imbedded into the backings so only glue was used.
All I can give away is that future versions will have 8mm of pad rather than the 6mm on these.
20th June '04:
Took the Koxx Bloxx out of my rear brake and compared the material softness to my homemade pads. Although I don't have a durometer to measure the hardness, I have got hold of 9 samples across the hardness range, and I was pleased to see that the material I've used appears, in my limited subjective comparison looking at deformation with a point, to be of equivalent hardness.
Fitted the new pads to my bike (fortunately I didn't need to set the brake up again since they have the same amount of material on them as the Bloxx - so everything in the braking system has remained unchanged for a fair comparison) I found they behave the same as my Koxx Bloxx Locking up with exactly the same ease, which helps my cofidence on the bike. I'd already roughed up the braking surface on the pads so they visually looked the same roughness as my Bloxx after being run for a while against a ground rim. I'm well chuffed they work! I need some new pads for the front, but the thought of buying another set of Koxx Bloxx was getting painful!
June 25th:
More pad material ordered so I can make pads up for other people to test...... I've been waffling away about how they work so well, but to be truely objective I need others to give them a try too.
July 15th
Jon Fisher (quick spider) recieves 1st released set of Heatsink pads for Tech04
July 19th:
Feedback from Jon:
"Update...
Still got good lockage on my dying grind. They were working well enough to manual down the hill at Tech in the rain. Not sure if they've worn much either. I'll refresh my grind sometime soon and see what difference that makes.
Bottom line is that they're easily as good as Bloxx
Jon"
July 20th
Dann recieves 2nd set of Heatsink pads
July 24th
Pads released to all: I've made up a batch of pads ready for backings to be attached. If you're interested in being one of the first guys to have a pair of these pads, here's how much I am selling them for. There's actually a fair amount of careful work involved in making these so I've priced them at a level that I think makes it worth my effort and time spent
If you supply a pair of old pads (so I can reuse the backings) - £10 Heatsink pads (includes postage)
Since my pads rely on recycling old pads backings, if you send any extra pairs of backings to me: (still attached to old pads is fine) you can get a pair of Heatsink pads cheaper The table below summarises:
Pairs of backings sent...............£ Pair of Heatsink pads
0............................................£12
1............................................£10
2............................................£8
3............................................£6
4............................................£4
5............................................£2
6............................................£0
7............................................I pay you £2 + pads
8............................................I pay you £4 + pads
etc
If you'd like a pair then give me a PM, and send me the backings and appropriate £. Cheques are fine, payable to "Stephen Spurgeon" or cash suitably taped together and maybe put in a jiffy bag to disguise it from being recognised and removed by an unscrupulous postie
My address:
Stephen Spurgeon
The Technology Partnership
Melbourn Science Park
Melbourn
Herts
SG8 6EE
^ I've put my works address because I can pick the post up the moment it arrives
Cheers,
Steve
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