Brake pads.

Just a quickie,
I’m after recommendations for Ultegra brake pads for carbon rims.
Thanks.

Comments

  • feelgoodlost
    feelgoodlost Posts: 309
    Carbon specific brake pads for Ultegra rim brakes? Swisstop Flash Pro Black Prince.
  • darrell1967
    darrell1967 Posts: 470
    edited May 2022

    Carbon specific brake pads for Ultegra rim brakes? Swisstop Flash Pro Black Prince.

    Cheers.
    ‘Black Prince’ sounds a name of Xtra large condoms.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Get the wiggle lifeline ones. I use with Ultegra 6800 rim brakes on Zipps and previously on generic chinese wheels. Work brilliantly (better than the Zipp ones) and cheap as chips so don't get upset if you churn through them.

    Otherwise the Campag red ones are meant to be the best.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Lifeline - mega value, work perfect, cheap as chips

    used on flat, mountains, rain, etc on everything from Zipps to old Plnet X to Prime to random Chinese wheels - never had a problem

    as above: v v recommended.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • super_davo
    super_davo Posts: 1,116
    The Lifeline pads are very good at £4.50 but do wear out quick.

    Prime pads, also at Wiggle/CRC are £9 but seem to last twice as long...

    Either way can't see any reason to pay £20+ for Swissstop or genuine Shimano / Campag when cheap pads are that good.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,873

    The Lifeline pads are very good at £4.50 but do wear out quick.

    Prime pads, also at Wiggle/CRC are £9 but seem to last twice as long...

    Either way can't see any reason to pay £20+ for Swissstop or genuine Shimano / Campag when cheap pads are that good.

    Don't the Swissstops come in packs of 4, whereas the others come in packs of 2?
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Lifelines are packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Prime packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Black Prince Swisstop pack of 4 - £40

    Lifeline £4.50

    Prime £9.99

    All work exactly the same
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • darrell1967
    darrell1967 Posts: 470
    MattFalle said:

    Lifelines are packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Prime packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Black Prince Swisstop pack of 4 - £40

    Lifeline £4.50

    Prime £9.99

    All work exactly the same

    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644

    MattFalle said:

    Lifelines are packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Prime packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Black Prince Swisstop pack of 4 - £40

    Lifeline £4.50

    Prime £9.99

    All work exactly the same

    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    MattFalle said:

    Lifelines are packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Prime packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Black Prince Swisstop pack of 4 - £40

    Lifeline £4.50

    Prime £9.99

    All work exactly the same

    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    pleasure to help anytime dude

    tbh , all the Prime and Lifeline stuff is mega granular vfm - Prime also for wheels, 'bars, etc Lifeline tubes, cables, parrots and monkeys can't be faulted.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • darrell1967
    darrell1967 Posts: 470
    Pads arrived yesterday and they’re sided/directional.

    Am I supposed to be sitting on the bike or at the front looking at it to determine which is which. 🤷🏻‍♂️
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,587

    Pads arrived yesterday and they’re sided/directional.

    Am I supposed to be sitting on the bike or at the front looking at it to determine which is which. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    They should have an arrow on them which is the direction of wheel rotation.
    This is just a guess though.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • darrell1967
    darrell1967 Posts: 470
    MattFalle said:

    MattFalle said:

    Lifelines are packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Prime packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Black Prince Swisstop pack of 4 - £40

    Lifeline £4.50

    Prime £9.99

    All work exactly the same

    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    MattFalle said:

    Lifelines are packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Prime packs of 4 at Wiggle

    Black Prince Swisstop pack of 4 - £40

    Lifeline £4.50

    Prime £9.99

    All work exactly the same

    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    pleasure to help anytime dude

    tbh , all the Prime and Lifeline stuff is mega granular vfm - Prime also for wheels, 'bars, etc Lifeline tubes, cables, parrots and monkeys can't be faulted.
    I’ll have a closer look for parts for my newest build. 👍
  • wavefront
    wavefront Posts: 397

    Pads arrived yesterday and they’re sided/directional.

    Am I supposed to be sitting on the bike or at the front looking at it to determine which is which. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    It’s something I always faff around with. If they’re labeled L/R it’ll be when you on the bike.

    To determine which is which. place them on a table with the rounder end facing away from you and the subtle arch of the block facing skywards. This is how they’ll look when you’re on the bike so it should be easy to see which one goes which side of the wheel. Hope this helps and that I’ve understood you correctly!
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,410
    Look at which way the originals come out. The new ones will go in the same way ;)
    Also there is a groove for the retaining screw to sit in. It's really simple.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    please fit them with the closed end pointing the right direction as well - this stops the wheel flicking the pads out under braking.

    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,410
    MattFalle said:

    please fit them with the closed end pointing the right direction as well - this stops the wheel flicking the pads out under braking.

    Haha!!! I did exactly that when I was about 9 and a had a Raleigh Chopper Sprint GT (very rare things now days!). We lived in a very hilly village next to a dam. On the first part of the descent the brakes made a weird noise and then I saw two black things shoot forward. Those were the pads. I gathered speed. Lots of speed. Rear brakes were shot too. I narrowly missed a stone boathouse and ended up in the water. Preferable to being splatted against the stonework. Had to get my dad to pull the bike out of the water. He was not impressed.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644

    MattFalle said:

    please fit them with the closed end pointing the right direction as well - this stops the wheel flicking the pads out under braking.

    Haha!!! I did exactly that when I was about 9 and a had a Raleigh Chopper Sprint GT (very rare things now days!). We lived in a very hilly village next to a dam. On the first part of the descent the brakes made a weird noise and then I saw two black things shoot forward. Those were the pads. I gathered speed. Lots of speed. Rear brakes were shot too. I narrowly missed a stone boathouse and ended up in the water. Preferable to being splatted against the stonework. Had to get my dad to pull the bike out of the water. He was not impressed.
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mega work!
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,368

    MattFalle said:

    please fit them with the closed end pointing the right direction as well - this stops the wheel flicking the pads out under braking.

    had a Raleigh Chopper Sprint GT (very rare things now days!). .
    Was that the one with the derailleur gears?
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,410

    MattFalle said:

    please fit them with the closed end pointing the right direction as well - this stops the wheel flicking the pads out under braking.

    had a Raleigh Chopper Sprint GT (very rare things now days!). .
    Was that the one with the derailleur gears?
    Nah, it was one with the curly drop-handlebars like a 'racer'. What could possibly go wrong? Tiny wheel at the front and kid leaned forward over it at speed. Mine had bad wheel wobbles at speed. Most dealers chucked the drop handlebars and stuck on the normal monkey-hanger style as they sold better.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • i.bhamra
    i.bhamra Posts: 304



    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    You may need to trim the back of the pads with a sharp knife to get them to fit in the carriers, I think the manufacturing tolerance range is a little broad. They do seem to work as well as anything more expensive I've tried though.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    i.bhamra said:



    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    You may need to trim the back of the pads with a sharp knife to get them to fit in the carriers, I think the manufacturing tolerance range is a little broad. They do seem to work as well as anything more expensive I've tried though.
    never had this problem or heard of it before tbh....
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    i.bhamra said:



    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    You may need to trim the back of the pads with a sharp knife to get them to fit in the carriers, I think the manufacturing tolerance range is a little broad. They do seem to work as well as anything more expensive I've tried though.
    Not if you buy the right ones for your brakes.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    webboo said:

    i.bhamra said:



    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    You may need to trim the back of the pads with a sharp knife to get them to fit in the carriers, I think the manufacturing tolerance range is a little broad. They do seem to work as well as anything more expensive I've tried though.
    Not if you buy the right ones for your brakes.
    this.

    theres nothing wrong with the "manufacturing tolerances" - they are brake pads from the same material and same factory as all the others.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,410
    i.bhamra said:



    Just ordered the Prime brake pads. Cheers

    You may need to trim the back of the pads with a sharp knife to get them to fit in the carriers, I think the manufacturing tolerance range is a little broad. They do seem to work as well as anything more expensive I've tried though.
    I've had some brake pads that were a b'stard to get into the carriers. I used a bit of Fairy liquid (other manufacturer's liquids may work too) to help them slide in, or a pair of water pump grips to squeeze them into place.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • i.bhamra
    i.bhamra Posts: 304
    Tried the fairy liquid trick, it didn't work. Definitely ordered the right ones too. Have a look at the reviews on Wiggle, it's not uncommon.