SwissStop Black Prince pads

Wirral_paul

Hi all

Has anyone bought any of the carbon rim specific SwissStop Black Prince pads at all? If so where did you find them, and how are they in the real world? The reviews sound great but i cant find them in the UK anywhere (Campagnolo version).

Cheers
Paul

sungod

assuming 'race pro' are the campag ones, google says....

http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p62178/Swisss ... -Pads.aspx

Wirral_paul

SwissStop brought some new ones out last year - supposedly better than the yellow ones listed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJamzG6Xd7g

Bike Discount in Germany have them listed but out of stock, and hoping to get some for this weekend

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k331/a90627/brake-pads-flash-pro-black-price-campagnolo-4-pieces.html

sungod

the link i sent you has black prince

if you look in the scrolling window to the right of the big image of the yellow pad, it's the fourth option in the list

no idea if they're in stock though

VTech

I got a pair monday from Bike Discount in Germany and should arrive tomorrow. I dont know much about them but got them after advice here.

Wirral_paul

sungod wrote:

the link i sent you has black prince

Aha - spotted them hiding just off the bottom of the page. Thanks Sungod - i'll ring them in the morning.

Thats quick VTech - only 2 days from Germany?

Cheers
Paul

Wirral_paul

Quick update. Wheelies didnt have them in stock but they checked on their supplier's website while i was on the phone, and they were in stock there. They have ordered them and are emailing me later with an expected delivery date. Seem a good company to deal with so far - so thanks again Sungod

sungod

can you post back how they turn out

compared to the yellow ss cf pads the braking force is supposed to start a smidge more gently, but then to keep increasing fairly linearly with lever force, without the fall-off of the yellows

Wirral_paul

Will do sir - no problem at all. I expect the pads early next week

VTech

The pads arrived yesterday so ill be testing them when im back home next week.

Burnsey#23

Looking at getting some of these...has anyone got feedback on them yet?

LegendLust

Used them in the alps last week. They were brilliant - even in the wet with my carbon clinchers.

Down side is they do wear down quick - must be a very soft compound. However I was braking hard into hairpins so would have scrubbed a lot of material off. I suspect wear rate with usual use in the UK should be like other pads.

They're an improvement on the already very good yellow ones. Another pLus they don't leave a yellow stain on your carbon rims!

thegreatdivide

Used mine in the Alps the other week too. Have had them on the bike for a while but even without dragging the breaks the hairpins took it out of the pads. Stopping in the wet is pretty bloody good though!

NB - I've just fitted Zipp's new Tangente Platinum Pro Evo pads to my Foil breaks for use with 303 FC's - made by Swissstop so expecting good things.

LegendLust

thegreatdivide wrote:

Used mine in the Alps the other week too. Have had them on the bike for a while but even without dragging the breaks the hairpins took it out of the pads. Stopping in the wet is pretty bloody good though!

NB - I've just fitted Zipp's new Tangente Platinum Pro Evo pads to my Foil breaks for use with 303 FC's - made by Swissstop so expecting good things.

I was in the Alps for 4 days. If I ever go for longer than 5 days I think I'd take a spare pair as a back-up!

However I think they brake that well that I'm happy to suffer wear rate for stopping capability. For any riders who are worried about buying wheels with carbon brake surfaces because of the braking performance in the wet – worry no more.

VTech

As a heads-up mine have been amazing, the only issue I have had is massive wear rate. They are more than half down right now.