Brake Pads for DE - Recommendations?

[iaincamp]

The photo shows the condition of my rotors with cooling holes occluded with a combination of brake dust and rust(?). My Performance Friction pads didn't show up in time for the rally, so I spent a chunk of my morning poking a screw driver through each of the 600+ holes and vacuuming up the debris. With fresh Textar pads on the back, and fresh brake fluid, I had no problems meeting the modest braking needs of the rally.

[iaincamp]

For anyone out there not yet using a Brake Bleeder Bottle, it wins my personal recommendation for the next Nobel Prize. No more cajoling neighbors or nephews into pumping your brakes! No more air bubbles! The magnet clamps it firmly to the wheel hub or rotor, and you can pump the brake pedal 30-40 times before getting out to refill the brake fluid reservoir. I got mine "free" from Stable Energies after making yet another large purchase, but they seem to cost about $12-20 online. It really does make bleeding one's own brakes one of the easiest tasks one can perform.

[timothy]

Combine the bottle with a Motive Power Bleeder and you'll be in brake bleeding heaven. Imagine a world of no more pumping. Just open the bleed valve, wait, and close.