Sintered pads

[Greg Masters]

My comments here actually concern my DR-Z (my everyday commuting bike) but probably apply to all bikes.

When the OE front pads wore out, I replaced them with a set of EBC sintered pads. Frankly, I was not massively impressed, but decided to live with them. They have now worn out and, 2 or 3 weeks ago, I replaced them with new EBC pads. Owing to a purchasing error, I ended up with two sets of EBC pads, one set sintered and the other 'organic'.

I fitted the organic set to replace the worn sintered items.

Numerous 30 mile round trip London commutes and the pads are properly bedded in. I was coming to realise that actually they weren't as good as the sintered (and that the sintered pads must have taken a long while to bed in when they were new).

But today it rained for the first time since I fitted organic brakes. I use the term 'brakes' in a very loose sense. These organic pads are absolute shite in the wet! Sintered pads will be going back in as soon as I can fit them!

Anyone had similar experience?

Greg

 

[littleredrooster]

Yup - put them in me Firestorm a few years back, and took them out again just as quickly. Totally NFG. In fact, there may be a case under the SoG act - Not Fit For Purpose Supplied.

 

[Neil W]

Use ebc hh in road bikes and they are good but can be haevy on the discs, but for a drz try dunlop sintered motocross pads , have them in an xr 250 and they are excellent in wet and mud. also they are lasting well without destroying the discs

 

[cookie]

that organic stuff is overpriced shite for tree hugging trendys

you want the GM pads you do

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

Carbone Lorraine..most of my friends who race use them loads of stopping power and feel they say..i don't know i that works the same for a dr-z

 

[Noddy]

Carbone Lorraine..)

She was in my class at school she was.