who has seen their pads seperate from the backplate? happened to me this weekend at the fod on race day, went to put my rear wheel in and nociced the pad hanging out of the caliper.

gutted 🙁

Anyone for octopus !

I’ve had it with Shimano and Carbon Lorraine, and partly with Disco, but never with Superstar though I’ve used many times more SS pads. Also seen it happen to Hope OEM pads, and heard of it happening with every manufacturer I can think of.

Basically, it’s just something that happens sometimes, and which this forum gets hysterical about if there’s an octopus involved but otherwise just ignores.

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For the record I have only used ss and found them to be bob on (never failed)

Not had that but their pad sizes have been getting well shonky, the last set I bought had a pad size a few mm too small, so the spring wouldn’t stay in place against the backing plates.

can happen to any pad, happened to OE ones on my avid juicys. I reckon it was jiggling the disc about trying to get it back after taking the wheel out that fecked mine.

(excepting the dodgy SS batch from a few years back of course)

Had it happen with Shimano OEMs but never with Superstar.

well i’ll stick with em i guess, ive been through 7 or 8 sets now and been happy with them overall. my fault for not going prepared as always.

#learnme

Bad batch then contamination when they where made I always use ss wear bit faster but 3rd of the cost lol should say the crap as they will bump prices up

yes, i had a set of superstar pads where both pads fell straight off…

Nope, not here.

Equates to

yep, ages ago with 2 sets. Was given some recently and are on the Hardtail. So far no bothers, infact I need to check them ’cause they might need changing soon.

Its only ever happened to me with SS pads, I’ve used Hope,Clarkes,EBC, and SS

Dirk- you still got the NS? How’s tricks bud?

I’ve had two sets go, and a mate’s had two go as well. Won’t touch them now. Get my pads from Disco Brakes and have never had a problem.

Ey up gazza, aye still on the ns. Its on top form at the moment, cant see me getting rid any time soon. We’ll have sort a bit of an xc razz if you fancy it? I’ll pm you soon 🙂

Never had it happen to me, but then I have mechanical sympathy. My mate lost a brand new pair to delamination, but he is a cack handed donkey and shoves his back wheel in like he’s setting fence posts…

Bought 4 sets of SS sintered pads at MM last summer and will be ordering more soon, been fine.

Slightly OT, but anyone else having problems with the SS site this morning? Just seems to be showing me a login page all the time.

all made in same factory in china as every other pad innit

I’ll be up for a razz Dirk, let me know when you fancy it. You can lend some brake pads, only got superstar ones though 😆