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Brake pads for Mavic wheels

eavesy31eavesy31 Posts: 36
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Looking for some advice on what brake pads to buy for mavic cosmic carbon wheels. Will be fitted to a specialized allez with sora calipers. Can anyone send a link for what in need to buy ??

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  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Lifeline carbon specific from Wiggle or CRC.

    Cheap as chips work as well as everything else.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-performance-carbon-road-brake-inserts-pack-of-4-1
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • rwooferrwoofer Posts: 209
    Cosmic carbons originally came with aluminium tracks so check which version you have first.
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    If ali tracks then ali version of those pads above.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • davebradswmbdavebradswmb Posts: 344
    If ali tracks then Swissstop BXP, in my experience streets ahead of everything else I've tried, and that includes Lifeline. I don't have carbon rims so can't comment on them.
  • i.bhamrai.bhamra Posts: 260
    I don't think Sora calipers use carriers for the standard pads so if you haven't already you may need to buy pad carriers/holders too.
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Again, totally no biggie.

    Either just get the cheapest pads you can that come with carriers - probably a fiver or so - or just ask the dude at the LBS and they'll have some in the Big Box ofCrap in the work shop.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • daniel_bdaniel_b Posts: 10,988
    eavesy31 said:

    Looking for some advice on what brake pads to buy for mavic cosmic carbon wheels. Will be fitted to a specialized allez with sora calipers. Can anyone send a link for what in need to buy ??

    They don't have the Exalith, or Exalith 2 braking surface do they?
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  • pippi_langsamer-2pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,454
    If they're new wheels, they should come with pads. I've got a pair of older Cosmic Elite 40's which came with Mavic branded yellow Swiss-Stop pads. Awful pads tbh- squealed, juddered and leave yellow residue on the carbon brake track. I swapped them out for the Swiss-Stop Black Prince pads, and they are far superior in every way.......except wear rate.
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