Metallic or organic brake pads?

[G4L4XY]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=542978130

If sintered metallic pads are the preferred option for your bike, that is what we send at the same price, otherwise all pads sent will be organic compound


Which ones are best?

[Fast Eddie]

Being concious of our enviroment and a life long vegan, I use Organic brake pads only.. naturally!

[G4L4XY]

Do you know of any difference between the two, are the life spans similiar?

[bogan]

In my experience, sintered (EBC HH) have much better feel than Organic (whatever came with the bike), but the organic are better in the wet, sintered has a slower uptake on gradual stops as the water clears or temperature builds (not really sure which). Sintered also seems to wear (or at least unevenly discolor) the disc a lot more.
However, as with all things, I would think the specific brand makes a big difference also. When it comes to brake components I'd want to know exactly which brand I was bidding on.

[GSF]

Organic brake pads will wear faster and are more prone to brake fade with prolonged use (i.e. if you're thrashing the doggone shit out of them, the heat buildup over time reduces braking performance).
However they have a better "feel" and more bite when you first start squeezing the lever.

Sintered pads wear slower and deal with brake fade better.
However they don't have as much bite to them when you first grab some lever. I have only ridden one bike with sintered pads though and it's not my bike, to me it felt like the sintered pads needed to warm up with some use before they worked at their best.

As with all things bike, just because it says "high-performance" or "racing technology" doesn't mean it's good for you - pick what suits your application and how your bike will be used.

IMO if you are mainly commuting and doing some weekend fun runs, I would go with organic pads.
If you were putting them on a bike that only gets used for serious hard riding on weekends or track use, I would go sintered.

Considering that sintered pads are "harder", could anyone enlighten me as to if they wear rotors faster than organic?

[skippa1]

organics.
You can grow your own

[G4L4XY]

And will this type of rear rotor be ok : http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=542238714

[GSF]

And will this type of rear rotor be ok : http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=542238714

I'd ask them what brand/manufacturer the rotors are from. Like Bogan said, a lot of it boils down to who's making them.

[caspernz]

Organic brake pads will wear faster and are more prone to brake fade with prolonged use (i.e. if you're thrashing the doggone shit out of them, the heat buildup over time reduces braking performance).
However they have a better "feel" and more bite when you first start squeezing the lever.

Sintered pads wear slower and deal with brake fade better.
However they don't have as much bite to them when you first grab some lever. I have only ridden one bike with sintered pads though and it's not my bike, to me it felt like the sintered pads needed to warm up with some use before they worked at their best.

As with all things bike, just because it says "high-performance" or "racing technology" doesn't mean it's good for you - pick what suits your application and how your bike will be used.

IMO if you are mainly commuting and doing some weekend fun runs, I would go with organic pads.
If you were putting them on a bike that only gets used for serious hard riding on weekends or track use, I would go sintered.

Considering that sintered pads are "harder", could anyone enlighten me as to if they wear rotors faster than organic?

Nicely summed in my opinion

The other thing to consider might be the personal preference of the rider? My guess is that most OEM pads offer a fairly "safe/predictable" braking response, or at least that's what I've found. My preference is sintered metal, yes it may wear the discs a bit faster but I like the power they give over the organic pads. Each to their own....

[G4L4XY]

Ok so for the disks they're Forodo? never heard of them myself and for those disks they're "straight from the factory" and so unbranded

[bogan]

Ok so for the disks they're Forodo? never heard of them myself and for those disks they're "straight from the factory" and so unbranded

You mean Ferodo? Thats a legit brake parts manufacturer, if its Forodo, chances are its a chinese knock-off.

What is the upgrading all for, do you want better performance/feel? Or are the current discs/pads up to or past the wear limit?

[GSF]

Ok so for the disks they're Forodo? never heard of them myself and for those disks they're "straight from the factory" and so unbranded

Ferodo is all good! They have been in the brakes business for a long time.

[G4L4XY]

You mean Ferodo? Thats a legit brake parts manufacturer, if its Forodo, chances are its a chinese knock-off.

What is the upgrading all for, do you want better performance/feel? Or are the current discs/pads up to or past the wear limit?

I thought it's a decent price for all three sets. Also I'm needing a rear rotor and may as well replace rear pads as it's recommended, may as well get the front pads while im at it...will end up needing em haha

[Gremlin]

As said, organic doesn't last as long, and generally cheaper than sintered. You also need to find out what your manufacturer recommends for your bike, as you're best to stick with that compound. For my BMW, sintered is recommended.

I'd definitely want to know brands as they are not equal. That said, you don't need to buy the most expensive. BMW pads, about $660 for the 3 sets... EBC (I think, or Ferodo) more like $200-250 all round. Looks like they perform better too.

[G4L4XY]

So organic doesn't last long but preserves the disk and metallic lasts longer but increases disk wear, can't win haha