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@Dammit
I've just come back from a very wet Norway, where I had HED Stinger 4's with Black Prince pads (non-Evo).
In the dry the braking was better (by a surprising margin) than my SwissStop/Flo30 aluminium rims which I rode into work on this morning.
In the wet there was basically nothing until the pad had wiped the rim clean, and there was some heat in the pad - then it was pretty good.
I used the Black Prince pads on my old 404 FC's and recall that being an excellent combination.
The SwissStop yellows are, I think, simply a blatant attempt to troll the world of cycling as they are total shit and just turn your rims a funny colour whilst throwing you over the armco.
I liked the Cryo Blue pads, they were a very good performer with a lower wear rate than the Black Prince - I killed the Black Prince pads in Norway, their wear rate is pretty amazing, but I guess that's a function of how soft they are, and therefore probably a fair exchange for the power and modulation you get.