Brakes for both carbon and aluminum wheels?

[velodemon]

Any body know of a good set of brake pads that will work well on both
carbon and aluminum wheels? thanks.

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[Mike Jacoubowsky]

> Any body know of a good set of brake pads that will work well on both
> carbon and aluminum wheels? thanks.

DON'T DO IT! Actually, you may be able to do it, but only in one direction.
You can, for example, use the new Bontrager cork-type pads on either an
aluminum or a carbon rim. But once you use *any* pad on an aluminum rim,
don't use it on a carbon rim. The issue is that aluminum rims sometimes shed
material into the pad, and that material will do a nasty number on the
braking surface of the very-expensive carbon rim.

So if you're moving from a carbon rim to aluminum, you may be OK... just
don't do it in reverse.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

 

[Josh]

zipp claims that theirs work on both, but for everything I know about carbon
I'd agree with mike

after all, for what your carbons are worth, don't they deserve 5 minutes to
change pads?


"Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> Any body know of a good set of brake pads that will work well on both
>> carbon and aluminum wheels? thanks.
>
> DON'T DO IT! Actually, you may be able to do it, but only in one
> direction. You can, for example, use the new Bontrager cork-type pads on
> either an aluminum or a carbon rim. But once you use *any* pad on an
> aluminum rim, don't use it on a carbon rim. The issue is that aluminum
> rims sometimes shed material into the pad, and that material will do a
> nasty number on the braking surface of the very-expensive carbon rim.
>
> So if you're moving from a carbon rim to aluminum, you may be OK... just
> don't do it in reverse.
>
> --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
> www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
>