Pads for carbon rims
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TSCfree

Original Poster:

1,681 posts

260 months

Thursday 27th February 2014
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What pads do people recommend for carbon rims on a basalt brake track? The supplied composite pads are quite grabby and unnerving, however stopping power is good. Does anyone have any experience with cork(Zipp & Bontranger) pads? Happy to pull the lever a little harder so long as the pad has better modulation!

itsnotarace

4,685 posts

238 months

Thursday 27th February 2014
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I run cork pads, like them much more than the SwissStop yellows which I found really grabby. Lots of modulation and no issues with stopping power in the dry, in the wet they are ok but not brilliant as you would expect. They are also really light. I use a really light sandpaper to clean then up when they glaze over

Out of stock at the moment but these are the ones I run, 4 pairs for £36

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/b...


Dixie

740 posts

264 months

Thursday 27th February 2014
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I use Reynolds blue on mine. £22 for 4 I think. They seem pretty good wet and dry.

croftsj

378 posts

267 months

Thursday 27th February 2014
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I use Swisstop Black Prince on my Zipp 808s, I found them better all round than cork.

Dowks

449 posts

275 months

Thursday 27th February 2014
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croftsj said:
I use Swisstop Black Prince on my Zipp 808s, I found them better all round than cork.
+1 used on my Wheelsmith/Gigantex rims