SwissStop Flash Pro Yellow King Replacement Brake Block Inserts For Carbon Rims - Shimano/SRAM

Running these on Easton EC90 Aero wheelset. Have great stopping power for a good decent price. No complaints here.

(Posted on 10/12/2011)

Ran these against my Zipp carbon rims and loved them, until I tried Zipp Tangentes, which are a cork composite. 'Til then, I would've rated Yellow kings 5 star.

The Yellow Kings, I realized, left uneven melt residue on the rims (apparently not as bad as many pads, but far worse than the cork Zipps) that looked nasty and, far more importantly, caused pulsing and degraded performance.

Don't know how much of the Zipp pads' advantage would transfer if used with non-Zipp rims, and the Zipps are even more expensive than Yellow Kings. But braking is no place to pinch pennies.

(Posted on 26/06/2011)

no more melted pads :) and they work very well in the rain. I wish they came in a different colour. But other than that, these are fantastic brake pads.

(Posted on 13/05/2011)

Love these, cannot speak highly enough of them. Best braking on alum or carbon I have found and all in one pad! Works in wet and dry, durable and all you need to do before going from alum to carbon is a quick clean and file down (to get alum out if it is embedded)

(Posted on 21/04/2011)

The best available brake pads for carbon rims. Makes you decent just fine no melted brakes or broken rims. They are also very reliable in wet condition.

(Posted on 02/04/2011)