🚴 SwissStop Flash Brake Pro Carbon Rim Brake Pad Kit - Model 34624VAR Review

Bought these hoping to increase stopping power over the very old pads I had on some Cane Creek 200SL calipers. I can't say there was a significant improvement. So in this particular scenario, I don't think the premium price is justified over the more moderate price panel.

I couldn't use these pads in my 1990 Shimano Exage Motion (1990 Schwinn Worldsport) calipers. The threaded barrel was too large in diameter to fit in the caliper slot. I ended up having to return them and buy Shimano Ultegras. Now that I have Ultegra shoes to match my calipers, I will be buying a SwissStop for the last time. (Original Shimano boots had threads built into the pads themselves, making it impossible to just swap out the pads.) I say their quality shows in the packaging, although I…

I chose these because Zipp Cork brake pads don't have stopping power in the rain, they have traction! front for precise control and install the Swiss Stop Yellow kit at the rear for less precise control but more power. This combo works great but I've found too many times that I've locked up the rear but it's just that I have to get used to the new pads. I have this setup on my road bike and my triathlon bike. "But who brakes on a triathlon bike?" you ask? I do this in a tight corner, at a…