new koxx bloxx (red) review

[netto]

1st impressions:

these pads are insanely loud. if you rode at night in a quiet neighborhood you'd definately have stuff thrown at you.


grip in the dry:

i am very impressed with these pads. in the dry they grip far better than the older koxx bloxx. the older koxx bloxx gripped very wellwhen i am moving forward but slip a little when i hop back on my rear wheel. these pads just lock like crazy


grip in the wet:

no quite as good as some of the other pads i've tried(zoo! and monty milk). however they are a major improvement to the older koxx bloxx.


feel:

the older bloxx were definately stiffer. these pads feel very similar to the monty milk pads.

i will upload a video to show the sound that these pads make

[Faction Bike]

what type of rim. Did you grind?

[netto]

DX32
1 day old grind

i used the older bloxx just before these new ones so i can get a better comparison

[netto]

http://members.shaw.ca/hikari_netto/brakepads.mpg

[Ed Gildea]

cool, i had the green ones and they sucked.

[Christian C]

how harsh is the grind? I'm also interested in seeing how long these pads last compared to the old ones and if the grind lasts any longer than with the old bloxx.

[netto]

grind is pretty harsh
im not expecting these to last nearly as long as the older bloxx

[Trialsaddict]

Such a beautiful sound... Let us know how they work after some rides...

[netto]

i've worked the pads in even more
sounds even louder now

i just soaked the pad and the rim and the brake still works amazing=)

[rush]

I love that sound! Thats what i want for my brakes.

[netto]

the sound is alot deeper now
not so high pitched

[Christian C]

in any case it gives me a boner

[rush]

:werd: to that, now where are those Coust pads?

[rideitlikeyoustoleit]

some times i get anoyd with that squeek as i do a lot of riding at night

[will4eva7k]

i like that sound, kinda like mine :)

[JK]

I have the RED ones and they SUCK with a try-all rim. They are great for about 5 minutes with a new grind and then they don't work at all.

[Elan]

i think i pretty much told everybody that the pads are all the same.

[JK]

i think i pretty much told everybody that the pads are all the same.
I think you pretty much didn't try them yourself, because they clearly aren't the same. Anyone want a free set of red pads?

[RT Wolf]

surrreeeeeeeee.

[netto]

i rode for hours today
brakes are still amazing

yea try all rims dont hold a grind very well =\

[Elan]

I think you pretty much didn't try them yourself, because they clearly aren't the same. Anyone want a free set of red pads?
im pretty sure i took that info straigh from vincent hermances mouth.

[netto]

i dont know if the other colors are different
but this new one is definately different than the older brown koxx bloxx