Just a quick question to those that have been before. Sintered or organic pads? I need to buy some spares and would nomally buy sintered, but are the descents such that I'll have boiling brakes a bit too often?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I normally switch to resin pads when I'm out there - Shimano XT. I've used sintered without problems before, but given that it's dry and not gritty, it seems pointless and they do generate and transfer a lot more heat, though to be fair, I've never had issues with fluid boiling. I would suggest big rotors if you've not go them already. I run 203/180 not so much because you need more ultimate stopping power, but it's simply less tiring being able to one-finger brake when you're shagged....
I don't know if the mineral oil Shimano use is more resistant to boiling than brake fluid btw, but if you're buying pads specially, I'd go for resin over sintered.
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Resin it is then. I'm not planning on changing the rotors. They've been fine in the alps before. Can't wait.
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