I didn't take photos for the article, but I did an inspection on a Racing Zero Night wheel.
It wasn't just the wheel being brought in alone — it was a wheel removed from a bike the customer rode in on, so during the inspection I noticed the brake shoes had been swapped out from the original blue pads to SwissStop's BXP.
The same day, I spotted a Shamal Mille with BXP in another job, so I grabbed a photo.
The brake feel is actually better than the stock pads (personal opinion),
BXP is cheaper (stock pads come in a set for one bike at ¥4,524 before tax,
BXP for Shimano is ¥3,500 for one bike's worth, and for Campagnolo it's ¥3,700),
those seem to be the reasons,
but the stock pads wear abnormally fast compared to BXP
so the actual running costs end up being more than the price difference.
That said, our shop doesn't officially recommend using anything other than stock pads.
（The model answer for a distributor who knows Campagnolo better than anyone in Japan）
It's a fact that BXP has been selling surprisingly well lately though.
It wasn't just the wheel being brought in alone — it was a wheel removed from a bike the customer rode in on, so during the inspection I noticed the brake shoes had been swapped out from the original blue pads to SwissStop's BXP.
The same day, I spotted a Shamal Mille with BXP in another job, so I grabbed a photo.
The brake feel is actually better than the stock pads (personal opinion),
BXP is cheaper (stock pads come in a set for one bike at ¥4,524 before tax,
BXP for Shimano is ¥3,500 for one bike's worth, and for Campagnolo it's ¥3,700),
those seem to be the reasons,
but the stock pads wear abnormally fast compared to BXP
so the actual running costs end up being more than the price difference.
That said, our shop doesn't officially recommend using anything other than stock pads.
（The model answer for a distributor who knows Campagnolo better than anyone in Japan）
It's a fact that BXP has been selling surprisingly well lately though.