Aftermarket Pads for Avid Juicy Sevens

Docgeoffyjones
Docgeoffyjones Posts: 73
edited March 2008 in MTB buying advice
I'm looking to replace the pads in my juicy 7s, I am currently running stock pads, i am happy with the feel but a little put out by the noise they make,

I have tried Superstar pads but been a bit disappointed with there performance, the feel was perfect but the the pad life wasn't great.

I was just wondering what after market pads people had tried and would recommend for this brake, i have a very mixed riding style, i guess this is called "all mountain"

I am looking for a pad with:

1) good life spad,
2) good 'bite'
3) not too much squeal

Comments

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    i have an ebc gold pair on the back and a some swiss stop pads on the front.

    ebc ones in my experience last for ages but are a tad noisy only when wet. the swiss stop ones are mega, last for ages and even quite quiet in the wet. i was given the swiss stops when i bought the bike, as a spare set, i didnt realise how expensive they were until i saw them in a recent review.

    not sure if they are worth more than the ebc ones and if im honest, when it comes to replacement time, i will be buying more ebc gold pads.
  • z000m
    z000m Posts: 544
    some guy on ebay sells fibrax sintered pads cheap, they dont squeal at all and apparently they last 3x longer than normal. im using them atm
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  • jammieeeee
    jammieeeee Posts: 389
    Who is this guy on ebay? i Can't find him?
  • z000m
    z000m Posts: 544
    his ebay shop is called THEVWMARK
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  • jammieeeee
    jammieeeee Posts: 389
    Cheers z00m
  • paul2505
    paul2505 Posts: 2
    I got some sintered EBC pads Once my originals had worn out I got some sintered EBC pads and they didn't even last one ride which was 15 miles. Could hav been a faulty batch i guess but the material just crumbled away. Now on Aztec experts and man they are 10 times better over the originals, they are real quiet and brilliant modulation
  • jammieeeee
    jammieeeee Posts: 389
    I bought some juicy 5 pads (fibrax Sintered) from thevwmark on ebay and they didn't fit. It seemed pad material was too wide anyone else had this problem.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    jammieeeee wrote:
    I bought some juicy 5 pads (fibrax Sintered) from thevwmark on ebay and they didn't fit. It seemed pad material was too wide anyone else had this problem.
    you do need to push the pistons back into the calipers first.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • jammieeeee
    jammieeeee Posts: 389
    I have pushed the pistons back as best i can they don't seem to move a lot though. How far should they push back and what is the best way to push them back?
  • omegas
    omegas Posts: 970
    On the CRC site is says (Note: Fibrax pad is a very tight fit in an Avid calliper)

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... ModelID=45
    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1844902/
    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1844919/
  • z000m
    z000m Posts: 544
    theres no law that says u have to change both pads at the same time, if the old pad has abit of material left just change one pad then when the new pad is worn in the other new pad will fit alot easier
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  • jammieeeee
    jammieeeee Posts: 389
    after about 20mins of faffing around i finally jammed them in.

    Working fine now.
    cheers

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