I've got some oldish crossmax wheels with ceramic coating and braking in the wet with them is just scary. Currently using the [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1236 ]XTR pads[/url], is there another option out there? As soon as the surface gets wet they lose about 90% of their stopping power
Thanks in advance
Surely the whole point of ceramic is that they don't lose any braking in the wet... Try cleaning the rims a bit. Equally, if they're worn, that'll really affect the performance.
I'm using these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42655
Work well and last a long time.
That's what I thought! Rims are clean and in good condition, work really well in the dry. Might try the swiss stop ones then, thanks.
I found bog standard shimano worked better than ceramic specific pads on my 717's. My solution has been a Bb7 on the front.
I used ceramic v brake pads many moons ago and seemed fine and never really wore out as a bonus.
I run Kool Stops.
They work as well as discs in the dry, but as soon as they get them wet & lose all the heat out of the rims, ordinary.