Heatsink Coust

[matthew_coggan]

I recently bought some Heatsink Coust pads and have rode with them for about one and a half hours and the performence is still poor, how long do they take to bed in?

My set up.

Zona zip frame

Maggy 08 water bleed

Heatsink Coust

Try-All Reinforced Drilled 19 rim

Light grind

[RossMcd]

Pads set square? Because the pads are long lasting it takes a while for them to bed to the rim... A fresh harsh grind should sort it out easy though.

[matthew_coggan]

Thanks dude will give them more time, was just abit concerned as they cost so much and i thought i wasted my money.

[pav]

As said earlier, just check that they are perfectly square. You might need to do a fresh grind or 2 to get them going good. I've found they take longer to bed in with heatsink backings than when you buy them re-done from the cousts themselves in plastic backings.

But don't worry, once they're going good, they're the best!

[Rusevelt]

As the above posts have stated, get the pads as perfectly aligned with the rim sidewall as you can (checkout tartybikes set-up video), not an easy task but well worth the effort to get the best performance out of these pads. Give your wheels a quick spin and listen to the sound your brake makes when you pump/snatch the brake lever. You should ideally hear a high pitched 'honk' sound instead of a silent 'scuff' or rub sound. Steve@heatink, usually rubs off the shiny surface on the pads after fitting to help speed up the bedding process, so if you noticed the pads having a smooth shiny surface prior to fitting, it will take a bit more bedding time.