Originally Posted by
msu2001la
Don't use the same pads for carbon and aluminum. You'll just end up ruining your carbon wheel's brake tracks.
Originally Posted by
datlas
Agree with this.
Pro tip: You don't even need to screw in the little screws on the brake shoes, that can cut your swap time down to literally 30 seconds.
Originally Posted by
bikebreak
You can use the carbon pads on alloy rims, but if slivers of aluminum get into the pads they will tear up the carbon when you switch back.
I genuinely thought this was already common knowledge that doing this is a surefire way to shred your carbon brake tracks.
Anyway honestly at that tier of carbon wheels, the Zipps, the Enve's, the Aeolus's, yes even those bloody the Meilenstein's the differences are marginal all other factors like rim depth being equal. Go for the best deal.
I just like the way Zipps sound best especially the new NSW's so I'm biased toward them.