Author Topic: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please  (Read 18310 times)

Danneaux

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Re: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please
« Reply #30 on: March 21, 2013, 11:16:34 PM »
Kool-Stop have a photo of their green pads here: http://www.koolstop.com/images/ks-mttc_index.jpg
And a larger description of their inventory of rim pads here: http://www.koolstop.com/english/rim_pads.html

Greenish tending toward olive, from what I've seen in person. Of course, colors don't always reproduce "true" on the screen for a variety of reasons. On their site, Kool-Stop give a "Warning: Colors may appear different depending on your monitor settings".

Kool-Stop's compound chart is here, with explanations and applications: http://www.koolstop.com/english/compounds.html They say the green "is for 'ceramic' - This compound was designed for ceramic coated rims and is great in all weather conditions". They also market a black, labeled "R" and designated "Rigida - For Rigida CSS rims".

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il padrone

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Re: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please
« Reply #31 on: March 21, 2013, 11:25:36 PM »
Kool-Stop have a photo of their green pads here: http://www.koolstop.com/images/ks-mttc_index.jpg

Those are not the type I have from SJS. My green black pads are for V-brakes, like this:




Kool-Stop's compound chart is here, with explanations and applications: http://www.koolstop.com/english/compounds.html They say the green "is for 'ceramic' - This compound was designed for ceramic coated rims and is great in all weather conditions". They also market a black, labeled "R" and designated "Rigida - For Rigida CSS rims".

And going by Koolstop's listing they only have one green in this shape pad and they describe it as for ceramic  :-\  

[EDIT] Stop-press!!! Just  went and had a look at those pads again. Where are my glasses....... I was sure they were green  :-X ??

No, the pads sold by SJS for Rigida CSS rims are black, definitely black. Part no. KS-LPVBCSS
« Last Edit: March 21, 2013, 11:38:40 PM by il padrone »

Danneaux

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Re: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please
« Reply #32 on: March 21, 2013, 11:31:17 PM »
Dunno if KS changed their designations or what, Pete. Maybe so.

Here's a link to their Shimano-style v-brake inserts with part numbers to check against your packaging if you still have it: http://www.koolstop.com/english/v_type.html

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Re: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please
« Reply #33 on: March 21, 2013, 11:33:21 PM »
Yes, I had it wrong Dan - see edit above.

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Re: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please
« Reply #34 on: March 21, 2013, 11:39:32 PM »
No worries, Pete; we've all been there.  ;D

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Re: Rigida Andra CSS - Reviews please
« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2013, 08:44:10 AM »
My swiss stop blues (and grizzly CSS rims) have passed the 10,000 mile mark!  Could well do another few thousand at this rate!