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Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:06 pm
by Dr_Mutley
LBS can probably order them, but is there somewhere online who stocks them? They seem hard to find...

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:27 am
by antipodean
Pushys
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ENVE-CARBON- ... 705wt_1139" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:55 pm
by Dr_Mutley
Thanks mate...

$94 for a set of 4... YIKES!!!

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:05 pm
by Ross
What's so good about them? Won't Swisstop Yellow or Reynolds Blue suffice?

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:49 pm
by antipodean
My theory is if you can afford their ridiculously priced wheels what's another $94!

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:35 pm
by Dr_Mutley
antipodean wrote:My theory is if you can afford their ridiculously priced wheels what's another $94!
Yeah but I'm a tight ass!!! Haha
I bought some 2ndhand so they were bout the same price as any other decent carbon wheel..,

Ross:
I'm running Swissstop yellows now and they are terrible... No modulation, squeal, and reports of overheating and rim damage...

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:48 pm
by MarkG
Reynolds Blue - very good

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:51 pm
by Dr_Mutley
Thanks Mark

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:03 pm
by MarkG
I've had them for a while, nice even feel, no squeal.

http://www.probikekit.com/au/reynolds-r ... -rims.html

Bargain.. $28 for 4

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:56 am
by Dexter005
http://fairwheelbikes.com/enve-carbon-b ... -4450.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:18 am
by Dr_Mutley
I looked at most of the usual US sites, where the enve blocks are cheapest...
Postage however from any of the US sites is the killer... Between $35 & $50 mostly...

Ended up getting them from sigmasports... $67 delivered... Might try the Reynolds as well, thanks for the tip fellas...

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:54 pm
by Ross
I run Swissstop yellows on my carbon wheels and they seem ok. Very similar in performance to my alloy wheels with standard Shimano pads. I might try something else when they wear out just to see what all the fuss is about.

I was talking with a mate after today's race and he runs the same brake pads (Swissstop yellows) on both his alloy and carbon wheels. I expressed concern about the pads picking up micro bits of aluminium and damaging the carbon wheels but he reckons there's no problem.

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:03 pm
by jcjordan
Ross wrote:I run Swissstop yellows on my carbon wheels and they seem ok. Very similar in performance to my alloy wheels with standard Shimano pads. I might try something else when they wear out just to see what all the fuss is about.

I was talking with a mate after today's race and he runs the same brake pads (Swissstop yellows) on both his alloy and carbon wheels. I expressed concern about the pads picking up micro bits of aluminium and damaging the carbon wheels but he reckons there's no problem.
I am with you Ross there is no way I would use the same pads for both carbon and alloy.

Love the performance oy swisstop yellow but plan to give the new black prince a try.

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:32 pm
by Dr_Mutley
Hmmm, I certainly wouldn't run the same pads interchangeably... Those shards if alloy couldn't to much to the carbon braking tracks...

Re: Where to buy ENVE brake pads?

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:26 am
by petal665
I ordered a whole bunch of the new swissstop black princes. I'm keen to give them a go. The yellows are terrible for leaving marks on your braking surface.