SwissStopFlashPro Shimano Brake Pads - Black Prince Carbon(Return to Product Page)

Swissstops had it good already with the yellow king but im glad they didnt stop there the black prince is better it grabs pretty good and best part it doesnt leave a yellow streak on the braking surfacem i use this on ec90s and sram red brakes i think imo is as close i can get to alu brake track

I am impressed with how smooth and linear the breaking is with these pads. I find that they brake a lot like regular pads on aluminum rims. I find that they stop better than my swissstop yellow kings. They do wear down quickly, but the added security on my Mavic cosmic ultimates is worth it. The website suggests that they stop well in the rain, but I have not tested this out yet.

I bought these to run with my Mad Fiber carbon wheels to test if they would perform better in very wet conditions in Seattle, and they did not perform well, literally wouldn't stop me on a repeated descent down a 11% grade to a stop sign and it was dangerous. These may work well in dry conditions, but I had to remove them in the first week after failing my stop tests and went back to cork pads to protect myself in rain.

I bought the Zipp 404 Firecrest wheels in July 2016 and installed the included grey pads, giving me mediocre stopping power. I read good reviews about SwissStop pads and found out that Zipp approves of this brand, so I gave them a try and am much happier that my road bike stops better now. I will never go back to the grey Zipp pads, it is SwissStop pads only for me on Zipp carbon rims.

I use these for CX with 303 tubs that are a few years old. The are noticeably better than any other pad, save the new zipps grey version. I'd say 20% better than the old yellows and %50 better than the cork (remember those goddamn things?). Obviously, you need to switch pads when using al training wheels, but that is a 3 minute job and you have clean the bike after each cx race anyhow.

I switched to the Black Prince pads from the Yellow King pads. The Black Prince pads seem to work much better than the Yellow Kings did. I get more confidence with the Black Prince pads and although they are still not as good as pads on Ali rims are they work well. I am pretty light so it may be harder for heavier riders, but so far so good.

My Easton carbon road wheels came with Swiss Stop yellow kings pads which worked pretty well but definately didn't come close to the breaking performance of aluminum wheels and rubber pads. I recently made the switch to these black prince pads and (WOW!) what a difference it made. The braking performance is awesome, pretty much on par with aluminum wheelsrubber pads and also they seem to be more quiet than the yellow king pads.

I bought these to replace the Yellow SwissStop Brake Pads that came with my Wheel set. The Black Prince Carbon Pads have much better stopping power than the Yellow SwissStop Pads and after some downhill action at least to the touch, the wheels are not as hot. A good upgrade all around so don't hesitate to try them out.

I am using the new SwissStop Black Prince Carbon pads on my Easton EC90 Carbon Wheels and they have a very similar braking performance to that of my aluminum wheelset. I have great confidence in the stopping power of these pads and am very happy SwissStop improved on their yellow pads.

Got new carbon wheels. These wheels required special brake pads. They work very good, and have little to no squeal.

I have been a fan of Swiss Stop brake pads for nearly a decade. I have used both the Race Pro version for alloy rims and the carbon version in several offerings. Currently I am using the Black Prince on most all of my bikes for carbon wheels. While the yellow race pro pads do appear to have somewhat better modulation the Black Prince are more durable and wear longer. The difference in modulation is minimal so I use these on my road bike(s) for training and racing since I have to change pads less frequently. I still prefer the yellow pads on my TT bike which sees fewer miles during the season.

I've had other carbon-specific brake pads on my rims, including ones made specifically for these rims. The Swissstop Flashpro pads outperform these pads, but are quieter as well! Love them!

good for carbon rims

I had used cork pads prior to purchasing the SwissStop pads and was very unhappy with my stopping power. The SwissStop Prince pads are great the difference is dramatic I highly recommend these brake pads.