Zipp cork brake pads £40!!!!

plankton_brain
plankton_brain Posts: 99
edited February 2012 in Road buying advice
Just got some new Zipp wheels (my first carbon rims). They recommend their own cork pads, but best I can find thenm is £40 for a set of 4.

Surely everyone isnt spending that sort of money for brake pads?

Is it worth it? What do you use?

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  • Strada Wheels
    Strada Wheels Posts: 38
    If you run a pair of £2K plus wheels you have to pay for the pads too...If you run non approved pads you can cook the carbon fibre braking on a long descent and void the warranty. I don't know about Zipp's warranty specifically but is it worth risking it for forty quid?
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Strada Wheels wrote:
    If you run a pair of £2K plus wheels you have to pay for the pads too...If you run non approved pads you can cook the carbon fibre braking on a long descent and void the warranty. I don't know about Zipp's warranty specifically but is it worth risking it for forty quid?

    Could you explain to me the concept of 'cooking' a thermoset composite?
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    plankton_brain wrote:
    Just got some new Zipp wheels (my first carbon rims). They recommend their own cork pads, but best I can find thenm is £40 for a set of 4.

    Surely everyone isnt spending that sort of money for brake pads?

    Is it worth it? What do you use?
    I'm not sure why you're surprised. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Half the price of the Zipp pads and work fine with my 303's. Be gentle putting them into the pad holders though

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... 0000000000
  • snowy lowey
    snowy lowey Posts: 68
    I use the zipp corks pads on carbon wheels, they really are very good indeed. The one part of my bike I will never skimp on are brakes/tyres.
  • brettjmcc
    brettjmcc Posts: 1,361
    I used these for a Corima front wheel on my TT bike. work great so far

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ashima-carbon-b ... d-inserts/

    Oh and they're £7.99
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    I like Carbon
  • plankton_brain
    plankton_brain Posts: 99
    Strada's probably right, warranty n'all. £40 it is this time.
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    plankton_brain wrote:
    Strada's probably right, warranty n'all. £40 it is this time.

    I already posted a better option for half the price but it's your money

    http://www.zipp.com/support/askjosh/carbonwheels.php#
    Zipp wrote:
    So we still recommend either the Zipp pad or cork for Zipp rims. Cork pads are always safe because they are completely nonabrasive and do not generate heat due to their low coefficient of friction (they also don't stop so great, but that is the tradeoff). The Zipp pad contains highly thermally conductive carbon fibers to make is function as a heat sink and transfer heat into the brake caliper.

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