Brake Blocks for Carbon Wheels

[_Hoppers]

Following a ride around Huddersfield in wet conditions, my Lifeline brake blocks didn't inspire much confidence in steep downhill braking! I've had a quick Google and it seems that SwissStop Yellow King (at £35 a set) and Reynolds Cryo Blue Power (at £57! a set) are worth considering.

Anyone have any experience of these, are there any others worth considering? I'd be happy to pay a premium if they work well in the wet!

[Dannbodge]

Swisstop Black Prince

[_Hoppers]

How do they wear, I'm assuming fairly quickly?

[andySC]

_Hoppers said:

How do they wear, I'm assuming fairly quickly?

Black Prince hold up well. I’m not sure how many miles they last but certainly far more than Zipp Tagente (??) pads that my wheels came with. Braking performance has never been a problem ,even on wet mountain descents in Mallorca. They’re the only pads I buy.

Edited by andySC on Friday 26th April 21:54

[numtumfutunch]

Another vote for SwissStop

Ive recently migrated to discs but for years Swissstop are the brand I find most reliable and best value

Cheers

[_Hoppers]

Thanks all, will give the Black Prince a try

[gazza285]

Being blessed with living in Huddersfield I am acutely aware of how rolling the countryside is around here, the other thing I am aware of is how crap my carbon wheels brake in the wet, so I no longer ride with carbon rims if it is raining.

The other thing I am aware of is how quickly you wear out the sidewalls on an aluminium rim if you ride that in the wet.

My wet weather road bike has disc brakes.

[_Hoppers]

gazza285 said:

Being blessed with living in Huddersfield I am acutely aware of how rolling the countryside is around here, the other thing I am aware of is how crap my carbon wheels brake in the wet, so I no longer ride with carbon rims if it is raining.

The other thing I am aware of is how quickly you wear out the sidewalls on an aluminium rim if you ride that in the wet.

My wet weather road bike has disc brakes.

That ride did make me wonder whether I should get a bike with disc brakes, I generally tend to ride when it's dry though (not too afraid of scattered showers). I was out in Huddersfield as my car in for a gearbox service so it was either sit in the reception for half a day or chance the weather! The head wind into the rain up Holme Moss was rather delightful!

[moonigan]

Campagnolo do their own pads which are excellent if a little pricy.

https://www.condorcycles.com/products/campagnolo-b...

[Some Gump]

Dannbodge said:

Swisstop Black Prince

This.

Get a couple of k out of them, which I don't think is that bad. I got a few sets with no retail packing as OE items (CRC back in the day as I recall), made them not scary expensive either.