Brake Pads

meursault
meursault Posts: 1,433
edited May 2017 in Road buying advice
Is there much difference?

Is there already a thread on it?
Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

Voltaire

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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Loads of threads. Do a quick search and grab a large cup of coffee and see the myriad of options - essentially you are opening up a can of snails.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • mostly
    mostly Posts: 113
    Swisstop / salmon thingys both very good, wiggle cheapy pads not much worse but pick up more rim gubbins. Those are my findings.
  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Loads of threads. Do a quick search and grab a large cup of coffee and see the myriad of options - essentially you are opening up a can of snails.

    I did do quick search, but no recommendation type threads appeared. Will go deeper down the snail hole...
    Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

    Voltaire
  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    mostly wrote:
    Swisstop / salmon thingys both very good, wiggle cheapy pads not much worse but pick up more rim gubbins. Those are my findings.

    Salute!
    Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

    Voltaire
  • onionmk
    onionmk Posts: 101
    Also.. Shimano R55C4 pads (Dura ace, ultegra, 105) cheap and effective.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    meursault wrote:
    Is there much difference?

    You can get red, blue, yellow & black ones
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    meursault wrote:
    Is there much difference?

    You can get red, blue, yellow & black ones

    As I suspected, no purple and gold stripes then?
    Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

    Voltaire
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Don't go Swissstop - way over priced and over rated.

    Kohl stop are just as good, Clarks are shockingly good for the money, running BBB on another biker bike £9.99 for 4) and work really well.

    I won't buy Swissstop again as they are too expensive.

    Nothing really wrong with Shimano but they won't set your world on fire. Note that Dura Ace/Ultegra/105 pads are all the same in the same packaging but some retailers market and price them differently.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Don't go Swissstop - way over priced and over rated.

    Kohl stop are just as good, Clarks are shockingly good for the money, running BBB on another biker bike £9.99 for 4) and work really well.

    I won't buy Swissstop again as they are too expensive.

    Nothing really wrong with Shimano but they won't set your world on fire. Note that Dura Ace/Ultegra/105 pads are all the same in the same packaging but some retailers market and price them differently.

    Thanks will try some of those cheaper options.
    Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

    Voltaire
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Coolio. Unfortunately it's CRC for Clarke's and Wiggle for BBB so by the time they arrive we'll all probably be dead from old age.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,949
    edited May 2017
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Don't go Swissstop - way over priced and over rated.

    Kohl stop are just as good, Clarks are shockingly good for the money, running BBB on another biker bike £9.99 for 4) and work really well.

    I won't buy Swiss stop again as they are too expensive.

    Nothing really wrong with Shimano but they won't set your world on fire. Note that Dura Ace/Ultegra/105 pads are all the same in the same packaging but some retailers market and price them differently.

    So on Wiggle with 12% discount, Swiss stop Flashpro BXP blues are £19-35, but you get 2 pairs.
    Shimano dura ace are £7.98, but you get 1 pair, so £15.96.
    £3.39 difference over two pairs...

    Having used both, personally I'd go with the Swiss stop they are noticeably better, especially in the wet.
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    ......So on Wiggle with 12% discount, Swiss stop Flashpro BXP blues are £19-35, but you get 2 pairs.
    Shimano dura ace are £7.98, but you get 1 pair, so £15.96.
    £3.39 difference over two pairs...

    Personally I'd go with the Swiss stop are they are noticeably better, especially in the wet.

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/shimano-d ... #pid=19738 ;)

    In my experience the stock Shimano pads are better than the Swiss-stop although they possibly do have a higher wear rate on your rims - although this is marginal and may be more psychological than anything.
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D
  • johnmiosh
    johnmiosh Posts: 211
    I think the stock Shimano are not so good in wet weather. I replaced the Ultegra with Swiss stop Blue (Kool stop salmon are also good) on my winter bike after very little use, but kept them to use on my summer bike. If you are not using the bike in heavy rain, there is not much benefit in changing the stock pads.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    £9.49 for 4 Shimano Dura Ace

    https://www.vanillabikes.com/products/s ... 7QodE8IAnA
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    The Swisstops are £19.99 for one pair at Wiggle.

    Over twice the price for half the pad.

    http://www.wiggle.com/swissstop-flash-p ... untryId=74

    Or am I missing something?

    Is the 12% discount you are saying one of the Wiggle gold/bronze loyalty discounts?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,445
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    The Swisstops are £19.99 for one pair at Wiggle.

    Over twice the price for half the pad.

    http://www.wiggle.com/swissstop-flash-p ... untryId=74

    Or am I missing something?

    Is the 12% discount you are saying one of the Wiggle gold/bronze loyalty discounts?

    That's for the pad PLUS the carrier. If you have carriers (the metal bits the pad slides into ) then you just need the pads

    £19.79 for 2 Pairs

    http://www.wiggle.com/swissstop-flash-e ... hsram-pad/


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • bobones
    bobones Posts: 1,215
    These are great IMO
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/extreme-wet ... 27666.html
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    PhotoNic69 wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    The Swisstops are £19.99 for one pair at Wiggle.

    Over twice the price for half the pad.

    http://www.wiggle.com/swissstop-flash-p ... untryId=74

    Or am I missing something?

    Is the 12% discount you are saying one of the Wiggle gold/bronze loyalty discounts?

    That's for the pad PLUS the carrier. If you have carriers (the metal bits the pad slides into ) then you just need the pads

    £19.79 for 2 Pairs

    http://www.wiggle.com/swissstop-flash-e ... hsram-pad/

    So only £11 more expensive than Shimano. Or 100% more expensive than Shimano, Bargain.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,445
    Matthewfalle wrote:

    So only £11 more expensive than Shimano. Or 100% more expensive than Shimano, Bargain.

    Yeah, but they are Blue 'n they stop Swiss from rolling down the mountainside 'n stuff innit?


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    PhotoNic69 wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:

    So only £11 more expensive than Shimano. Or 100% more expensive than Shimano, Bargain.

    Yeah, but they are Blue 'n they stop Swiss from rolling down the mountainside 'n stuff innit?

    Double bargain and very well pointed out.

    Count me in for a case of them so I bathe in them as well as use them to stop my errant, out of control, speeding bi-cycle from throwing me off a cliff (if my tubs don't wear out or fall off or if my deep rim wheels don't throw into the path of a passing tank first).
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,422
    Doesn't it depend on how fat* you are? You know - that gravity + weight = mass thingy.

    *Sorry; how much Swiss cheese you've eaten.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Pinno wrote:
    Doesn't it depend on how fat* you are? You know - that gravity + weight = mass thingy.

    *Sorry; how much Swiss cheese you've eaten.

    No. Stop trying to confuse everyone.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Listen to Smithy. He doesn't lie.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    Might try the Decasda ones, short walk from work. (Does wearing out shoe rubber count in any equation?)
    Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.

    Voltaire
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,422
    meursault wrote:
    Might try the Decasda ones, short walk from work. (Does wearing out shoe rubber count in any equation?)

    A bit like Carbon offset I guess. If you use less rubber in the long run...

    Alternatively, breath slower when next on your bike so that it reduces your consumption of O2 and reduces your output of CO2.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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