Just been in the workshop checking over the Mega Am after yesterdays fun and noticed the rear pads were well down. No probs I will just fit the new sintered ones. Did the job then when tidying up noticed on the instruction sheet in red letters:
Important: use only organic brake pads with XX brake calipers.

Mine are X0’s so will I die?
Anybody know the reason for this madness?

Bump.

Is it not because the XX calliper body is made from magnesium?

It won’t like the higher temperatures that using a sintered pad will produce. Not sure if it’s a real issue or over cautiousness on SRAMs part.

The XO caliper is aluminium so shouldn’t be a problem until 700 C

Meh, even the currant XX calliper is alu. So I therefore have no idea what SRAM are on about. As usual…

Cheers blah. Wont worry too much then!