Baradine carbon brake pads
01-30-08, 09:42 PM
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Baradine carbon brake pads
Has anyone used these before on their carbon rims? I saw them on PBK for a really good price. Probably the cheapest I've found for carbon pads.
Another question. I know its highly recommended that one uses specific carbon pads on carbon rims, but what if I decide to use regular pads on carbon rims..keep in mind that the regular pads that I would use would be brand new and have never been used on aluminum rims. Would that still be ok?
Another question. I know its highly recommended that one uses specific carbon pads on carbon rims, but what if I decide to use regular pads on carbon rims..keep in mind that the regular pads that I would use would be brand new and have never been used on aluminum rims. Would that still be ok?
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Dear Lennard,
I recently heard that there is no performance benefit to using carbon-specific brake pads with carbon race wheels. The only real benefit that I was told to using special brake pads is they last longer compared to using regular brake pads with carbon wheels, which doesn't seem like that big of deal (since I only use my race wheels maybe six times a year), and all I would have to do is replace my brake pads more often.
Is this true? Are there any other benefits to using special brake pads with carbon wheels?
Aron
Dear Aron,
I can say from personal experience that standard brake pads on carbon rims are grabbier, giving louder, less predictable, potentially dangerous braking, and they wear faster, even melting down rapidly at a critical moment on a long, fast, tortuous descent, leaving you with no brakes at all. Furthermore, conventional pads on carbon rims are downright scary in the rain, making for unpredictable braking until the rim is wiped clear of water enough for them to grab.
Lennard
I recently heard that there is no performance benefit to using carbon-specific brake pads with carbon race wheels. The only real benefit that I was told to using special brake pads is they last longer compared to using regular brake pads with carbon wheels, which doesn't seem like that big of deal (since I only use my race wheels maybe six times a year), and all I would have to do is replace my brake pads more often.
Is this true? Are there any other benefits to using special brake pads with carbon wheels?
Aron
Dear Aron,
I can say from personal experience that standard brake pads on carbon rims are grabbier, giving louder, less predictable, potentially dangerous braking, and they wear faster, even melting down rapidly at a critical moment on a long, fast, tortuous descent, leaving you with no brakes at all. Furthermore, conventional pads on carbon rims are downright scary in the rain, making for unpredictable braking until the rim is wiped clear of water enough for them to grab.
Lennard
