I bought the BLACK Eclat Force female pads to try on my 29" GT with black rims. It took a few minutes to rearrange the order of and adjust the concave washers so that the pads would work with the rear Bombshell V brake. The angle of the pads is almost perfect despite the reconfiguration of washers and the bite is beyond aggressive. These are the best pads I've ever owned. Highly recommended! The clear pads would most likely be softer and even stickier but also potentially noisy. The black pads are sticky enough for me because they lock the wheel instantaneously.