Best brake pads for carbon rim wheels
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Without wish for a war here I would just like to know if any of you had used any and if you genuinely thought they were better than other brands.
For your info prior to answering, they are for a Chinese wheel, from far sports.com with DT Swiss 240 hubs and carbon spikes. They will be going on a felt bike and will be used on the road so braking is of utmost importance.
I've done some reading and most seemed to be made of cork but I've not really read any info from people I actually think have used them.
Also, any info on how long they last, how much damage occurs over time etc would be great.
Thanks in advance.
For your info prior to answering, they are for a Chinese wheel, from far sports.com with DT Swiss 240 hubs and carbon spikes. They will be going on a felt bike and will be used on the road so braking is of utmost importance.
I've done some reading and most seemed to be made of cork but I've not really read any info from people I actually think have used them.
Also, any info on how long they last, how much damage occurs over time etc would be great.
Thanks in advance.
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Any pads will be fine in the dry and poor in the wet.
I've paid with PayPal so am covered and after advice here I've looked at online reviews which seem to be good.
fwiw i use the lightweight pads because that's what lw say to use, the pads are made by swissstop and dark grey colour, but i think they're actually the same compound as ss yellow
in the wet stopping distance is not so good, definitely time to ride conservatively
ss have a new compound for carbon, black prince, if they're to be believed the modulation at lever high force is better - with the lw/yellow pads there's a definite point where braking force doesn't increase as much with lever force - max. temperature during braking is also lower, if lw say they're ok to use i'll be getting some
keeping pads and rims clean is important, both for braking performance and to avoid damage to the brake track
longevity depends on usage, i reckon 8,000-10,000km, too many descents with pesky slow traffic and/or speedbumps!
I can only see Bitex and Novatec hubs.
Your quite right, they seem to have removed them from the site, im not sure why, I only ordered them a couple of days ago ?
Personally i would always recommend dealing direct, by email with these manufacturers - not an online shop format, unless that's where they prompt you to order from in an email response.
Anyway, hopefully they turn up and are the correct spec.
Thems the ones, although ive gone for the clincher type. Red nipples on spokes and Red quick release.
NEVER EVER BUY CHINESE!! Absolutely everything there is made on the cheap. Workers are on ridiculously low wages and quality will suffer. They also seem to be nicking all our trade as a result too. Buy british or at least european. Things have to be made to a certain standard over here.
Sounds good - can you give us some links to British-made carbon wheels ?
Correct. And very good value they are too. 90%+ of all CF bicycle-related items come out of the far east. I thought that was generally understood.
Sooooo... you don't wear Nikes?
Your CR1 was made in Taiwan, but surely that's okay because they're far superior to the Chinese. :roll:
You'll find that a lot of the lower end ones are. But you will probably find that a good number of higher end carbon wheels are Chinese or Far Eastern made too.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, as quite a few UK manufacturers buy the rims in and then build up the wheels to spec but would not call them UK wheel manufacturers but UK wheel builders.
That's a great reply, I will go to sleep with a smile on my face.
I know what you mean though, it is often said that the Chinese copies are of poor quality but I'm sure in a way it's like skoda in the 80's ?
I think for the money I have to be realistic, I doubt they will be as good as some of the £2k sets but I just couldnt justify spending more on bike wheels. I do find this addictive but I also have to be realistic.
There was me thinking I was in a grump tonight, till I saw this.
Think Grill has a point though that most bike frames/wheels tend to be made in the far east these days. Some are good and others are not.
Scott is an American company based in Switzerland with bikes manufactured in Taiwan.
Couldnt really be more wrong about Scott then could you - but yet you still think you're enough of an authority on Chinese produce to come on here making such a completely stupid remark??
I guess you think all Chinese live in mud huts and ride around on donkeys too!!