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 Post subject: New brake pads
PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:39 pm 
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Time has come to replace hte brake pads on my elixr's.

Any suggestions, bearing in mind the weather to come in the next few months?

I've herad superstar pads are good but don't last long.


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 Post subject: Re: new brake pads
PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:52 pm 
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Depends which pads you get, Ive got superstar ones and seem fine, used the standard organic ones over here but switched to sintered ones in Morzine as they were getting some HEAVY use and it will eat up standard ones but the sintered look hardly worn.

Trouble is the sintered ones do like real hard braking/getting hot and arnt as suited to slow plods around a muddy UK woods !..

Ive used the superstar kevlar ones too, think they last longer but they arnt that cheap anymore, whereas the standard organics are great VFM.

Andy


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 Post subject: Re: new brake pads
PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:22 pm 
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Location: South ockendon
Kevlar Compound Disc Brake Pads - 4 Pack Discount now £25....£6.25 a pair ...at superstar.....been using them for the last 6 months ...love em


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 Post subject: Re: new brake pads
PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:11 pm 
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Dont no if they do em for yours..but i use black ceramic from discobrakes.com...last forever and stop in the wet and dry..although they do make a hell of a noise in the wet..z


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 Post subject: Re: new brake pads
PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:01 pm 
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I'm a big fan of the standard superstar ones

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 Post subject: New brake pads
PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:16 pm 
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Superstar sintered pads are good and don't howl when wet... Get them warmed up nicely and stop you on a dime

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 Post subject: Re: new brake pads
PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:26 pm 
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Cheers for the advice guys. Going for the superstar sintered pads probably, hopefully pu tthem on and won't have to worry for a few months.


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 Post subject: Re: new brake pads
PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:10 pm 
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NorthernTom wrote:
cheers for the advice guys. Going for the superstar sintered pads probably, hopefully pu tthem on and won't have to worry for a few months.


Just make sure you have a good fast downhill run to get em burned in nicely.

I'd recommend organic/kevlar for poodling about/XC and sintered for extreme stuff/especially abroad-alps, whilster, that kinda thing.

Andy


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