Ceramic pads on Al rim?

I was recently told by an Avid brake representative to use ceramic brakes on my aluminum rims to
eliminate brake squeal. He also sent a pair of gray ceramic pads for my Avid Shorty 4 brakes.

I installed them the other day, and sure enough the sqeal is gone. My question is.....is this
compound too hard for aluminum Mavic Open Pro rims, and will/may eventually result in premature
wear, or other problems?

Thanks, Joe

they're definitely harder and in my opinion, minimally less effective on a normal [non-ceramic] rim.
but it's not a significant issue and they should be fine.

maybe they'll wear slightly faster, but is that a fair tradeoff for silent operation? that's
your call!

jb

Joe wrote:

> I was recently told by an Avid brake representative to use ceramic brakes on my aluminum rims to
> eliminate brake squeal. He also sent a pair of gray ceramic pads for my Avid Shorty 4 brakes.
>
> I installed them the other day, and sure enough the sqeal is gone. My question is.....is this
> compound too hard for aluminum Mavic Open Pro rims, and will/may eventually result in premature
> wear, or other problems?
>
> Thanks, Joe