Ceramic Rims and brake blocks

[JohnWay]

The blocks currently being reccomended by and available from SJS/Thorn for use with Rigida CSS rims are made by Swissstop and is their blue compound Carbide specific pad.

I'ts certainly available in a slip in cartridge format for V brakes, don't know what others available. I've got them fitted to XTR V brakes with Rigida Grizzly rims on my new Sherpa which I collected yesterday.

Will let you know when I have had chance to try them in anger (when I'm back at work next week, my commute has a couple of sections with 20% gradients on it) they must work better than the old xt cantilever setup I've been using with various pads over the last 20 years on my Mercian!

[geocycle]

I've used the carbide rims and koolstop blue compound blocks since September.  I'd say they were as good as standard blocks in the dry and better in the wet.  There is still plenty of wear left in the blocks after some 1500+ winter miles.

[davefife]

http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=1698.0
just posted some relevant comment in another topic