Brake pads

[Prince]

Can the special brake pads that are required for carbon wheels be used on Aluminium wheels?

[Pickled]

If you get the cork pads, not really, they wear real quick. However, I bought a set of Zipp break pads, made in conjunction with Koolstop, and they work great on both. You just need to check regularly that there are no little metal slivers stuck inthe pads or those little bits will mess up the carbon braking surface

[Johan Bornman]

If you get the cork pads' date=' not really, they wear real quick. However, I bought a set of Zipp break pads, made in conjunction with Koolstop, and they work great on both. You just need to check regularly that there are no little metal slivers stuck inthe pads or those little bits will mess up the carbon braking surface[/quote']

 

 

I think you have cause and effect mixed up. Pads pick up those aluminium bits from the aluminium rim and using pads of carbon wheels therefore won't produce aluminium pick-up.

Zipp brake pads are indeed made by Koolstop, who arguably makes the world's best bicycle brake pads. One of the features of Koolstop is that they don't pick up aluminium from the rim and embed it in the rubber to create that familiar grating sound that drove so many people to disk brakes.

 

The difference between carbo and aluminium-specific brake pads lies in the melting point. Carbon pads have to melt at a higher temperature due to the poor heat dissipation of carbon. The sacrifice is stopping distance.

[TheLegend]

 

If you get the cork pads' date=' not really, they wear real quick. However, I bought a set of Zipp break pads, made in conjunction with Koolstop, and they work great on both. You just need to check regularly that there are no little metal slivers stuck inthe pads or those little bits will mess up the carbon braking surface[/quote']

 

 

I think you have cause and effect mixed up. Pads pick up those aluminium bits from the aluminium rim and using pads of carbon wheels therefore won't produce aluminium pick-up.

Zipp brake pads are indeed made by Koolstop, who arguably makes the world's best bicycle brake pads. One of the features of Koolstop is that they don't pick up aluminium from the rim and embed it in the rubber to create that familiar grating sound that drove so many people to disk brakes.

 

The difference between carbo and aluminium-specific brake pads lies in the melting point. Carbon pads have to melt at a higher temperature due to the poor heat dissipation of carbon. The sacrifice is stopping distance.

 

And I think you a) didn't answer the question the post-starter  asked and b) misinterpret Pickled becaue all he says is that when using the same brake pads for aluminium and carbon rims by swopping the wheels you must check the brake pads for little metal parts in the rubber before putting the carbon rim in because the aprts will damage the material.

The essence of his answer is that you can use that one set of brakepads for bot rim/braking surface materials.

 

[Spinnekop]

CAADMAN.

 

Take my advice.

 

Get two sets of pads.  One for your carbon wheels and one for you alu.  That way both sets wont damage!

 

 

[Iven]

I've used Zipp pads on my carbon wheels and my alu wheels - no problem, just rather expensive.

[Johan Bornman]

And I think you a) didn't answer the question the post-starter  asked and b) misinterpret Pickled becaue all he says is that when using the same brake pads for aluminium and carbon rims by swopping the wheels you must check the brake pads for little metal parts in the rubber before putting the carbon rim in because the aprts will damage the material.
The essence of his answer is that you can use that one set of brakepads for bot rim/braking surface materials.

 

On the contrary. I explained the difference between the two types of pads, explained the disadvantage of using carbon pads on alu rims and gave him the assurance that no Koolstop product will pick up aluminium. I also dispelled the myth that somehow the aluminium comes from inside the pad and an aluminium-specific pad will therefore damage a carbon rim.

 

Pickled answered the question adequately but left some doubt as to the origin of the aluminium slivers and Koolstop's single most important feature - no alu pickup. Why should I also answer the question?

[TheLegend]

 

And I think you a) didn't answer the question the post-starter  asked and b) misinterpret Pickled becaue all he says is that when using the same brake pads for aluminium and carbon rims by swopping the wheels you must check the brake pads for little metal parts in the rubber before putting the carbon rim in because the aprts will damage the material.

The essence of his answer is that you can use that one set of brakepads for bot rim/braking surface materials.

 

On the contrary. I explained the difference between the two types of pads' date=' explained the disadvantage of using carbon pads on alu rims and gave him the assurance that no Koolstop product will pick up aluminium. I also dispelled the myth that somehow the aluminium comes from inside the pad and an aluminium-specific pad will therefore damage a carbon rim.

 

Pickled answered the question adequately but left some doubt as to the origin of the aluminium slivers and Koolstop's single most important feature - no alu pickup. Why should I also answer the question?

[/quote']

 

 

I think you have cause and effect mixed up. Pads pick up those

aluminium bits from the aluminium rim and using pads of carbon wheels

therefore won't produce aluminium pick-up.

Zipp brake pads are indeed made by Koolstop' date=' who arguably makes

the world's best bicycle brake pads. One of the features of Koolstop is

that they don't pick up aluminium from the rim and embed it in the

rubber to create that familiar grating sound that drove so many people

to disk brakes.

 

The difference between carbo and aluminium-specific brake pads

lies in the melting point. Carbon pads have to melt at a higher

temperature due to the poor heat dissipation of carbon. The sacrifice

is stopping distance.

[/quote']

 

you don't answer the question.

 

you inform about some features of the pads, ja, but nothing worl braking.

 

who believed in that "myth" taht the aluminium comes from the inside of the brake pad??  (I wrote bake pad before )

 

Why should you also answer the question? Because it's waht you do!

 

Hey, it's sunny outside...!