so which shall I get, I'd like a nomination and a reason please:
in no particular order...
1) [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=35421 ]Clarks Formula Oro Disc Brake Pads From £8.00[/url]
2) [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10155 ]Fibrax Formula Oro From £12.99[/url]
3) [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17212 ]Formula Oro Brake Pad Kit From £12.99 [/url]
4) [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=14469 ]Goodridge Formula Oro From £12.99 [/url]
5) [url= http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=136&osCsid=7c04bf422cbcecd099c4bc36af268626 ]Superstar Sintered Disc Brake Pads 4 Pack 4 packs: £24.95 inc 1st class postage[/url]
avoiding the obvious comments, which is best?
oh yes, they are for my Formula K24's
None - just whittle a digestive to fit.
DrP
Hope.
i vote for number 4
DrP did you hit the Gnar to the MAX today or were you out scaring the children of Dorset dressed as spiderman riding the snake bike?
I used to have formula B4s and either used Formulas, or Aztecs - good results with both, the Aztecs were a little more hardwearing. Must admit, I've not used anything on your list 😕 My latest discovery though is Ashima SOS pads, which I'm using in my XTs. They're awesome and if they make 'em for your formulas, I recommend them - very powerful, quiet so far and "should" be hardwearing too.
oh, do they make them for formulas??
..goes off to [s]google[/s] search
SS sintered, they work and are cheap 😀
who sells Ashima SOS pads?
Look at Zyro.co.uk website...looks like they only do Semi-metal for the Oro. Any lbs with a zyro account could help you.
Go for number 5 - the childrens home in the village is getting a little overcrowded, if you know what I mean.
mmm Mitchell Cycles, the place that tried to sell MrsNutt an 06 Kona KikaPu Deluxe as an 08 model, hmm I don't think I'm all that happy with buying from them, especially as they were utterly unrepentant when I politely brought it to their attention, in fact they were like a kid caught with its hand in the cookie jar, they knew full well that they were pasing off an 06 as an 08 😯
nah shan't buy from there. anyone on-line do them?
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Go for number 5 - the childrens home in the village is getting a little overcrowded, if you know what I mean.
tempting, I should however point out that smoking whilst feeling a little horse is not recommended.
I've been using Fibrax sintered in my formulas after not being very impressed with Original formula pads, goodridge and superstar. They're markedly better than all of those. I did have to resize the backing plates since they were oversized and too large to fit the calliper, but its a small price to pay for brake pads that actually last!
Ahh the horse is only smoking now - seriously though the SS sintered ones have ran well for me all winter.
I stuck a set of Clarks on the back end and razzed it down the hill a few times, that should have cured them off, I'll see how they last, sounds like SS have managed to get shot of the shitty batch, think I may give them a try.
Ive gone from Formula's sintered ones to Goodridge sintered, no mucking about, pistons fully back and in they went (only just though). Performance wise seems the same but I think do find they stop honking quicker than the oem ones when they get wet. (no new springs supplied though, not that that bothered me).
I'd heard people having to muck about getting Fibrax ones in so I couldn't see the point in touching them - why buy something designed for a specific brake which you have to fettle? Seems a bit daft that they don't make them right.
SwissStop is another possibility... not often in stock anywhere though.