OUR BRAKE COMPOUNDS
All of our custom compounds are rim friendly and are formulated and compounded at Kool Stop® to ensure the highest quality and braking performance.
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SALMON
Our most famous Salmon compound is also one of our most aggressive compounds for extreme all weather conditions especially in the wet, but still superb in the dry.
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BLACK
Our standard compound which is great for all weather conditions, but designed for dry condition riding.
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COLORS
Our colored pads are a semi–aggressive compound that will give you good performance in all weather conditions. This includes all blues, silver, yellow, white, red, lime green, purple, pink
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DUAL
A fusion of our two finest compounds, black and salmon, which will give superb braking in all weather conditions.This combination produces a more controlled smooth stop.
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TRIPLE
Our triplelite compound is our most aggressive compound combination for superb braking and controlled stopping in all weather conditions.
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Electric
Our E-Electric compound is formulated specifically for the higher speeds and weights of electric bicycles.
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CLEAR
This is an extreme compound for only experienced trick or trails riders needing a compound that will instantly lock the wheels.
Compounds for Specialty Rims
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Composite
We have formulated a new compound specifically for composite wheels, and have color matched and fine tuned the perfect compound for Skyway Tuff Wheels!
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CFL
Our latest carbon specific compound that is made using high performance elastomer, lowering rim surface temperature and giving superior braking and longer lasting performance
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Carbon
Our original carbon compound which works great for most carbon wheels but will wear quicker on fast steep decents.
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Carbon 2
This compound works great on most carbon wheels and is designed to withstand those fast steep descents without a lot of pad wear.
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1003CX
Designed for the cross bike racers to give superb braking in any condition that you can throw at it.
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1003R
Our road compound is a slightly harder version of the 1003CX for road type conditions.
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Ceramic
This Z Cromium compound was designed for ceramic coated rims and is great in all weather conditions.
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Rigida
For Rigida RYDE CSS rims (carbide coated)