Mental Mamba Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Any idea what the lifespan of a set of carbon clinchers breaking surface would be. Only use carbon Brake pads....
Butterbean Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Been on Chinese carbon clinchers for a year now, and after going through a set of cork pads, and now on a set of black prince pads, still failing to see any wear manifested on the rims at all. I am 100kgs and do a fair amount of suburban riding so stop fairly frequently.
'Dale Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Will last long time Even in daily rain and grit conditionsAesthetically might be a big scratched
carbon29er Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Pads wear out quickly, much quicker than on aluminium rims, but braking surface should last until you're bored with the look and want something sexier.
Pusher Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Pads wear out quickly, much quicker than on aluminium rims, but braking surface should last until you're bored with the look and want something sexier.That's what I wanted to know. My pads seem to be disappearing rather quickly!
'Dale Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 That's what I wanted to know. My pads seem to be disappearing rather quickly!Swisstop Black Prince is quite durableI have carbon hoops for trainingTry it out if you haven't yet
Pure Savage Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Pads wear out quickly, much quicker than on aluminium rims, but braking surface should last until you're bored with the look and want something sexier. Or you "start to see really bad wear, if you look really, really, really close" ha ha ha
Malpiet Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Finding the same problem on my fulcrum racing zero nites 1500km in and my pads is half way down already.
Spoke101 Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 I recon you could get the braking surface resprayed from time to time as you don't want to wearing it down to the point where you are braking on the actual carbon fibers.
webcast Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 My brake pads also wearing very quickly down on a set of carbon rims. Not sure if its the braking surface or crappy pads. If it is the bracking surface, I read that it can't be re-coated. Can anyone offer advise on this ?
raptor-22 Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Pads for carbon rims are sacrificial. They have to be soft to prevent over heating and wearing the rim brake surface.
Martin PJ Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 I have two pairs, Chinese carbons and Campag Bora's. The Campags are pretty old (like 7 years) and have no signs of wear. Race on them only. The Chinese ones are a year old, and have a little wear on them. I put Mr Min on my wheels and it appears to protect the braking surface from wearing without affecting the stopping power. I think the fast wearing brake pads are a good thing. As long as the stopping power is there when you brake. Hard pads will surely wear the rim quicker.
Butterbean Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 As far as it goes with pads, in my own limited experience - cork pads, whether cheap Chinese ones or the nice ones that come standard with branded wheels, wear down super fast. As mentioned above, it's the sacrificial lamb in this scenario. I loved the smell of them melting down a steep descent! I've switched over to swisstop black prince, which are not cork pads but designed for carbon rims. They have been excellent! Better stopping power, less squealing, and they seem to wear at the same rate as my old shimano blocks on Alu rims. Try em! You might like em.
Patchelicious Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Pads for carbon rims are sacrificial. They have to be soft to prevent over heating and wearing the rim brake surface.What he said. If you want your pads to last longer, your rims will wear out quicker. A certain amount of friction has to be created to stop you and your carbon wheel shod steed. There are only two things touching each other during braking, rims and pads. One has got to absorb the energy. The real solutions disk brakes
raptor-22 Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 What he said.If you want your pads to last longer, your rims will wear out quicker. A certain amount of friction has to be created to stop you and your carbon wheel shod steed.There are only two things touching each other during braking, rims and pads. One has got to absorb the energy.The real solutions disk brakes Or I hate to say it.... Dura ace wheels..
Reg Lizard Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Mental...you don't use your brakes...what are you worried about...should last for eva
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