Best brake pads for Zipp wheels?

Triathlon Forum
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Zipp?..DA?..Corima?..

Opinions welcomed…

Thanks

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Sam,

Straight from the Zipp website:

Highly Recommended: ZIPP highly recommends the use of ZIPP Carbon/Carbon brake pads for all ZIPP rims and wheelsets. ZIPP Carbon/Carbon pads are engineered for optimal performance and rim longevity under all (including extreme) conditions with both Silica-Ceramic and Aluminum braking surfaces. ZIPP Carbon/Carbon pads are also recommended for use with non-ZIPP products. To find out more about ZIPP Carbon/Carbon pads click here.

Other recommended pads are Shimano or Campagnolo pads designed for use with carbon rims, and KoolStop Black pads.

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Any experience with Zipp pads?..I have used Corima in the past but with my new 808’s I want something better if possible.

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I have used ZIPP wheels for years with just regular pads( Ultegra or DA). If you are using your wheels ONLY for triathlon racing this is all you may need. Reason: How often do you use your brakes in a triathlon? I have done entire IM bike legs and barely touched the brakes. Now, IF the course was VERY hilly or mountainous with a great deal of technical turns and descents, then I may want to look at the carbon pads, but few triathlon courses are like that.

If you use your ZIPP wheels for training, or bike racing, then I would say get the special pads.

Fleck

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Nope. But I did use just normal Shimano Dura Ace pads with no problems. I did not experience the “accelerated wear” that some here described. And I think I will continue to use DA pads.

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I use the Zipp pads. Rather than having to say, “I use DA pads, but I don’t touch my brakes, or I use the DA pads and they wear really fast…” I can say that I use my brakes descending, in crits, on the road, everywhere, and they work great, just like Record pads on alloy rims. They last a full season and have no fade issues. There are no “but’s” or “if’s” with Zipp pads.

-sD