Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts Reviews
Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated September, 2024
Latest Price: £33 (RRP: £33)
Take a look now to discover what makes Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.
Skip to content:
Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts features
Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts
|
|
|
Spec 1
|
Colour: Grey Other Brake Pads found with this Spec: 239 |
|
Spec 2
|
Option: Campagnolo, Shimano SRAM Other Brake Pads found with this Spec: 1 |
|
Feature 1
|
A 10 per cent increase in surface area than the previous pad model for greater max braking power Other Brake Pads found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 2
|
A 1mm thinner design provides improved clearance with integrated brakes Other Brake Pads found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 3
|
Despite a reduced thickness, its increased radial height increases pad life Other Brake Pads found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 4
|
Increased radial height also spreads heat over larger “swept area” of the rim for lower peak temper Other Brake Pads found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 5
|
New groove design sweeps water off the rim for improved wet-weather braking performance Other Brake Pads found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 6
|
Uniquely formulated compound manages the extreme temperatures that can result from heavy braking on carbon rims Other Brake Pads found with this feature: 1 |
|
Price
|
£33 |
|
Number of Reviews
|
1 |
|
Review Score
|
3 / 5 Average score in category: 4.3/5 |
|
Buy
|
Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Brake Pads. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Brake Pads. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Brake Pads. Brands like Zipp are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Brake Pads category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Brake Pads.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £33 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Brake Pads
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Brake Pads.
We found 298 in the Brake Pads category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £13.46, making it above average at £33.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Brake Pads. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £47.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.99.
With 298 products available we worked out that 9 cost more than Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts and 288 were cheaper.
Cost of Zipp products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 67 products from Zipp, of which 1 were in the Brake Pads category.
For now though we’re looking at Zipp branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £1201.11 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Zipp product we found was £12.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £3489.49.
Of the 67 from Zipp, 64 were more expensive than Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts and 2 were cheaper.
How much are Zipp Brake Pads?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Zipp products that are listed in the Brake Pads category.
The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £33.00, with the cheapest coming in at £33.00 and highest price was £33.00. With the average being £33.00, Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts comes in below average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts and 0 were cheaper.
Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brake Pads category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts or another similar product, like Kool Stop Dura2 Pair Of Cartridge Inserts reviews or Kool Stop Dura2 Cartridge Inserts Dual Compound reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Brake Pads.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brake Pads. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Zipp, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.0/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010919613
- Product ID 2: 686472UK
- Brand: Zipp
- Model number: 00.1915.129.060
- RRP: £33
- Description: Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim InsertsThese Zipp Platinum Pro Evo pads have been designed specifically for carbon rims. They deliver smooth speed control and reliable stopping power in all conditions, wet or dry.Please Note: The Tangente Platinum Pro Evo Brake Pad is designed for use on carbon rims and has not been approved for use on aluminium braking surfaces. One pair supplied in a pack.Features: A 10 per cent increase in surface area than the previous pad model for greater max braking power A 1mm thinner design provides improved clearance with integrated brakes Despite a reduced thickness, its increased radial height increases pad life Increased radial height also spreads heat over larger “swept area” of the rim for lower peak temper New groove design sweeps water off the rim for improved wet-weather braking performance Uniquely formulated compound manages the extreme temperatures that can result from heavy braking on carbon rimsBuy Zipp Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Brake Pads
- Size: Campagnolo
- Unisex
- 0
- Adult
Other options for Brake Pads
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brake Pads. 298 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Zipp Tangente Platinum Pro Carbon Rim Inserts included,
Kool Stop MTB Contoured Pair Of Brake Blocks reviews, Kool Stop Dura Cartridge Inserts Dual Compound reviews, or we really liked the look of Campagnolo Veloce VL600 Pack of 4 Brake Blocks reviews as another alternative.