BRAKING THE RIM

Due to the numerous post Alpine wheel repairs we undertake here at CBR I thought I would offer a quick bit of advice for those looking for better and safe braking solutions without wearing out your new carbon wheels.

Good braking = heat. Period

Heat effects carbon whatever carbon wheel you own. My suggestion is to use cork brake pads with a dominant composite cork polymer. One’s with any colour other then cork brown I avoid. No names mentioned here.

With cork you don’t brake as instantly nor do you stop fantastically well in the rain but they will wear quickly instead of your brake tracks. You can buy a dozen on your next big ride. You’ll be pleased you did…. 🙂