Superstar brake pads for formula oro's.

ifindoubtflatout

Has anyone used superstar pads for their Formula oro's? Ive used them on Hayes brakes and had no problems.

stubs

Yes used sintered, resin and kevlar in Formula K18s in my opinion the sintered are the best all round pad

ifindoubtflatout

Did they fit alright? heard some non original pads need a bit of a bodge to get them to fit.

bob_summers

have been through quite a few pairs (have oros on 2 bikes), never had a fitting problem. only tried sintered.

hoochylala

stubs wrote:

Yes used sintered, resin and kevlar in Formula K18s in my opinion the sintered are the best all round pad

+1 agree with this completely. Have used superstar sintered pads in my K18s ever since the stock pads wore out after about 2 rides Not problems with fit atall.

ifindoubtflatout

Cheers guys for the response.

neninja

Just fitted a set of kelvar's to my k18's

The rear bedded in fine but the front is taking some work. Still not perfect but it was very muddy and wet so not ideal.

If it gets as good as the rear the front will be great

stubs

ifindoubtflatout wrote:

Did they fit alright? heard some non original pads need a bit of a bodge to get them to fit.

Fitted Superstar pads in several different types of brakes Shimano XT, Hope Mini, Avid Juicy 5, Avid Elixir, Magura julie, Hayes Stroker Ryde and Formula K18 and never had a problem getting the pads in. Apart from the Juicy pads which needed a wiggle and a good firm push with a screwdriver. However even the original Avid pads can be a swine to fit in Juicy calipers.

Northwind

I've seen a few complaints about fit lately but I think every one was with Avids. Love them in my XTs and Tektros, will be getting them for my Oros too once I need pads for them.

llamafarmer

Superstar sintered were fine in my K18s, bedded in quickly and worked great.