Noisy brakes & rough front rim

[silver]

I've heard the salmon colored Kool-Stop pads are good replacements for sqeaky brakes.

My LBS has a bunch of colors, and the guys said the softer ones make less noise and such, but wear away faster so you have to keep an eye on them.

Those are the brake pads that were recommended to correct this problem.

this is not just road debris in the brake pads but slivers of metal from the rim.