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Brake Pads

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Manufacturer	Model	Year	Claimed<	Real	±	Comments
Ambrosio	Carbon Effect	2004		46 g		pair, nutted, standard rubber pads
Avid	Rim Wrangler 2	2002		25 g		one pad, with all mounting hardware
Aztec	Formula 1	2003	24 g	28 g	+16,67%	one pair (two pads), OEM with Brew Racing road brakes
Aztec	Mag	1999		26 g		Mag post style
B-T-P	Carbon Brake Pads	2003	30 g	29 g	−3,33%	4 pads incl. Al bolts, made from original Corima pads
BBB	BBS-03CC RoadStop Carbon	2006		23 g		4 pads for Record, Chorus, Centaur and Veloce cartridges up to 2005
CarbonSports	Brake pads for Campagnolo	2005		29 g		4 pads, made by Swisstop
Corima	?	2005		4 g		pair, red cork pads for carbon rims
Corratec	Yellow "V" pads	?		60 g		pair, nutted
Koolstop	Canti pads	?		42 g		for aluminium sidewalls
Koolstop	Canti pads Z-Chromium	?		47 g		for ceramic sidewalls
Koolstop	Dura Type	2004		9 g		pair, black, replacement pads for DA/Ultegra/105
Koolstop	Thinline Ceramic	2004		27 g		pair
MAGURA	Greenfrog	?		9.7 g		for ceramic and hard coated sidewalls
MAGURA	Louise	2000	13 g	12 g	−7,69%	pair
Scott	Matthauser	?		35 g		Canti pads
Shimano	Dura-Ace (from BR-7800)	2005		11 g		pair
Shimano	Exage Motion	1989		41 g		pair, road pads, w/ bolts
Shimano	M06 Metal pads	2004		21 g		pair, for BR-M765/BR-M800
Shimano	M07S Resin pads	2004		18 g		pair, for BR-M765/BR-M800
Shimano	M65/T	1996		62 g		pair, for cantilever brakes (Alivio BR-MC12 and STX BR-MC32)
Shimano	Ultegra (from BR-6500)	1998		40 g		pair (metal holders, pads, bolts, washers)
Shimano	XT/XTR	?		11 g
Shimano	XTR Ceramic	2003		12 g		pair, cartridge insert pads
Swissstop	Yellow King	2007		29 g		4 pads

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