Superstar Pads

peter_booker2003

Needing some new pads for my Saint M810 brakes.
Have noticed that there are 3 different types: Kevlar, Organic and Sintered.

I just wondered what type of pads everyone would recommend?

Any comments welcome.

Cheers

estampida

sintered.... always - just like automotive pads

Tom Barton

I've had sintered from them before for my formulas (I live in Wales - rain is a way of life). They've been fine once bedded in and they've lasted pretty well.

The kevlar are supposedly meant to be excellent dealing with heat and are marketed as race day pads if I remember correctly. Shorter life span. Organic are standard and will wear faster now that the (potentially given this summer) wetter months are coming.

I'd go sintered - last longer in the grime. With saints you've got enough power to stop a truck, performance will be fine.

Chunkers1980

Kevlar 'cos they are red.

handsome devil

Definitely organic, sintered squeal like babies when wet (although they do last longer). But then organic are cheaper. To be honest I only buy genuine Avid pads for my Elixirs as you do get what you pay for....

camerauk

The Kevlar ones have lasted about as long as the sintered ones I had before but they have a better bite to them
and they are Red

cooldad

Kevlar unless you are riding in wet gritty places, then sintered.
I use kevlar all year.

cooldad

estampida wrote:

sintered.... always - just like automotive pads

So what petrol do you put in your bike?

felix.london

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Kevlar 'cos they are red.

This

estampida

cooldad wrote:

estampida wrote:

sintered.... always - just like automotive pads

So what petrol do you put in your bike?

no just lazy and once they are fitted I forget....

once a year I change them, and they dont squeel in the wet.... that much (less braking = faster..)

rockmonkeysc

I use these:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Wessex-Biking/ ... 3525005018

They are exactly the same pads as Superstar but cheaper. Had several sets from them now in various types, they work well and deliver quickly.

EH_Rob

cooldad wrote:

Kevlar unless you are riding in wet gritty places, then sintered.
I use kevlar all year.

This, I've found Kevlar to be an excellent compromise.

The Rookie

estampida wrote:

sintered.... always - just like automotive pads

Hate to pi55 on your fire, but automotive are mixed organic and sintered usually (predominantly organic), none are 100% sintered unless for full race applications, cheap (Polish etc) pattern ones are often organic only, but then tests on some really cheap ones have show the Organic fibre to be hay (yes, that's dried grass).

cat_with_no_tail

EH_Rob wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Kevlar unless you are riding in wet gritty places, then sintered.
I use kevlar all year.

This, I've found Kevlar to be an excellent compromise.

Again, this!
I've found their kevlar pads to be superb and last really very well. The sintered ones on the other hand were just unbearably noisy.

jairaj

Yep another vote for the Kevlar pads. Unless its very gritty and wet where you ride they will hold up fine.

The organics pads I tried had excellent bite and feel but wore to quickly to use on a everyday bike but would be great for race day.

The sintered just felt a little wooden.

Bigchris

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I use these:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Wessex-Biking/ ... 3525005018

They are exactly the same pads as Superstar but cheaper. Had several sets from them now in various types, they work well and deliver quickly.

Cheers for that. No kevlars though?

cooldad

And a very limited stock.