whats wrong with my superstar pads

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whats wrong with my superstar pads

33 posts & 27 voices | Started 11 months ago by juiced | Latest reply from Zoolander

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juiced - Member

Been running some of the early superstar pads, ( although only just fitted and unused). They would not bed in at all. Run them at swinley and applied some sand etc and still no good. Roughened them up with some sandpaper, started working nicely. Next ride bite has gone again.

Rotors are true and good and have been cleaned with MTB disk brake cleaner. Brakes are working fine.

Fitted another pair from the batch to another bike and they are spot on.However they did not bed in until i started riding and braking on a DH course. Then all was well.

Posted 11 months ago #
M6TTF - Member

Send em back to swap

Posted 11 months ago #
Steve-Austin - Member

they're poor quality cheap rubbish. thats what is wrong with them.

and i think we'll need biscuits

Posted 11 months ago #
nickjb - Member

Sounds contaminated

Posted 11 months ago #
sv - Member

I couldnt get the kevlar ones to bed in very well, seemed to glaze over continually. Went back to sintered and all is fine.

Posted 11 months ago #
retro83 - Member

Is it muc off cleaner? Had the same symptoms if so. Stopped using it and all is good now.

I used to take the pads out before a ride and rub them on the pavement to try and get some bite back in them.

Posted 11 months ago #
Teetosugars - Member

As Steve said.
The answer to your question is in the title.

They are Superstar pads.

That's what's wrong with them.

Posted 11 months ago #
bigyinn - Member

Haters continue to hate...

Posted 11 months ago #
Teetosugars - Member

bigyinn - Member
Haters continue to hate...

Yup.

And rightly so.

Posted 11 months ago #
don simon - Member

Have you thought about emailing Neil at Superstar? Then perhaps you could post the reply up here.

Posted 11 months ago #
Sandwich - Member

Tea or coffee anyone?

Posted 11 months ago #
joolsburger - Member

I've never had any issues with SS pads sent them back and you'll get a new set I'm sure.

I'm really liking the kevlar ones seem to last really well and have excellent bite.

Posted 11 months ago #
meeeee - Member

your not doing what i did a few years ago are you.....

had the same problems, and turns out it was down to me being stupid and using car shampoo to wash my new bike with. Yep car shapmoo with added wax Although in my defence the label had fallen of the bottle so didnt know this at first!

Posted 11 months ago #
trail_rat - Member

YOU are doing it wrong ..... apparently .....

Posted 11 months ago #
Dibbs - Member

I've always used car shampoo (Turtle Wax) and never had a problem with my Shimano pads, maybe its just a SS problem.

Posted 11 months ago #
Dan1502 - Member

I had a problem getting the Kevlar pads to bed in on my wife's bike. My LBS did the usual riding around and braking routine but used hot water, fresh out of the kettle instead of cold and it worked a treat. May be worth a try. The still squeal like hell though.

Posted 11 months ago #
bigyinn - Member

I've had no issues with SS pads ever. Using their sintered and kevlar ones. No issues at all.
They DID have issues with a crappy batch about 3-4 years ago where the friction material fell off the backing plates.
The only current issues Im aware of these days is the backing plates can be a bit large in some brakes, requiring a bit of filing IIRC, Juicys spring to mind.

Posted 11 months ago #
bigyinn - Member

Dan 1502, odd my kevlars are pretty much silent all the time.

Posted 11 months ago #
Lawmanmx - Member

Oh gaaaawd, ive got 2 brand new sets of SS sintered ready to go into my brakes ... (WHY COULD'NT THIS THREAD HAVE BEEN SOONER!!!) aaaaarrrrrgggh

Posted 11 months ago #
bigyinn - Member

Why?? Your pads will be fine, you'll be fine, the world will continue to spin on its axis.

Posted 11 months ago #
yan - Member

Been using SS sintered for a few yrs now with no probs. Used a new set over the w/e in the polaris 7hrs of rain day1 and 5hrs d2. Most people were on metal end of d1, mine were about 25% down and did some mega decents. Dont worry SS are great value, but work just aswell if not better than the other big makes.......

Posted 11 months ago #
bigjim - Member

SS pads always been fine for me. Have you cleaned your rotors with IPA? Works a treat. I wouldn't spray muc off or anything apart from water or IPA onto your rotors.

Posted 11 months ago #
Lawmanmx - Member

are you sure bigjim? im in need of assurance here, my world is falling appart ... falling Appart i tells yer!!!!

Posted 11 months ago #
Blower - Member

no problems with SS pads i have,last well and do the job.

Posted 11 months ago #
user-removed - Member

Just when you thought the interwebz had run out of pikchers.

And despite the pic, I run SS pads and have been lucky enough to have never had any problems - I do buy the posh ones though....

Posted 11 months ago #
Artillerydave - Member

Been using them for years as do loads of us in our club, (The Woollybacks) never had any issues with the pads at all, on a group order at £5.35 a pair for sintered you'd be mad or daft to pay more in my opinion.

Posted 11 months ago #
Scienceofficer - Member

I had a couple of sintered pairs some years ago that wore to nothing in record time, but then they changed the pad compound and they've been fine ever since. No complaints here.

Posted 11 months ago #
juiced - Member

thanks for the replies. No car shampoo used. No muc off used. Disks cleaned with MTB disk cleaner. Not contaminated. Batch is probably 2-3 years old, has been stored in the dry. Pads seem to glaze over. Out of the three sets I've worked though, this is the second to do this. They just glaze over and loose all bite. they may have improved since this batch. strangley apart from squeeling on e set work really well.

Posted 11 months ago #
Shinythings - Member

Let me just remind everyone what happened to me a while back with a month old set...... Lest ye forget... May not ever happen to most of you, but if it does at the wrong time...

Posted 11 months ago #
cruzheckler - Member

Blower - Member

no problems with SS pads i have,last well and do the job.
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you never brake tho!!

Posted 11 months ago #
tumnurkoz - Member

@juiced +1 here too, bled the brakes, disk cleaner etc. On taking the pads out they seem glazed over, never had this problem before.

Posted 11 months ago #
trailmonkey - Member

@ shinythings

ok so you've got a broken bone in your arm but you could have saved a good £8.00 or more over a year.

fair trade off.

wish these haterz would just back off.

Posted 11 months ago #
Zoolander - Member

Tried the organic ones but they were made of cheese.
Tried the sintered but they felt awfull and squealed like a pig on fire.
Tried the Kevlar ones and they are great - last ages - good bite and reasonably priced.

(in fairness to the organic ones it's a tad sandy round here so they probably wouldn't get much chance)

Posted 11 months ago #