What is the current opinion on the best values place to buy brake pads at the moment?
Value meaning decent quality at good price, not necessarily cheapest but shite please!

Hope original sintered here – last many thousands of miles

Superstar for me. Had the same set almost a year now I think.

Superstar kevlar have been great for me, last for months as a rule.
Last pair in on Saturday and did the 50k Shakleford enduro. They are now dead, but we where often cycling through axle deep floods.

Hoping that the pair I put in tonight will no suffer the same issue. I’ll be buying more of the same. Nearly as good performance as organic and (usually) last ages.

Superstar sintered last me ages and perform well.

+1 for Superstar sintered

superstar ordinary lasted 2 rides….

Got to stop using the brakes.

I took my SS Kevlar out for the winter and put some A2Z sintered in there. I’d heard that Kevlar dont last too well in mud etc.
Will bung ’em back in once things have dried out in april.

PS Make sure you bed the new pads in well BEFORE getting them muddy, or they’ll last about 5 mins!

Ashima Semi or Shimano Semi FTW

he said “semi” *sniggers*

Superstar – I’ve had good results with Organic & Sintered.

Currently using sintered, as I’ve always used the organic up to now and wanted to try something different for the sake of it.

Make sure you bed them in well or they will die quickly. 15 hard stops from speed. I try to use the front brake to bed pads in as it’s easier to generate high temperatures. When they are done transfer them to the back.

Had good results from Discopads sintered. Used superstar previously, but they sent me the wrong pads despite me ordering the correct ones, and then didn’t refund my return postage. Another customer they’ve lost…

Superstar here, I’m still using kevlar though I’d switch to sintered for really nasty conditions- pentlands mud seems to be relatively kind on brakes. They’re not just cheap, their kevlars would be my first choice even if they cost as much as everyone else’s.

Wasn’t impressed at all with Disco’s sintered pads, less stopping power and less lifespan, and one set broke up on me.