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Do you notice any difference in performance between them? At the moment I'm using Zee brakes with Formula rotors, but I was wondering if there would be any difference if I used Shimano rotors instead.
I think pad whether organic or sintered makes more difference, that's the Q you should be asking I reckon.
I realise that, and I am deliberately ignoring that for the point of this question. Assume the same pads are used for all types.
I honestly dont think you'd notice a difference even if there were!
You're never going to get the greatest performance if you go for lightweight rotors. Apart from that I reckon they're all much of a muchness
I don't usually notice a difference. But the lightweight Formula ones are pretty crap- they work fine but they wear very unevenly.
Rotor performance all seems pretty unintuitive- like, I have some Ashima Airotors, you'd think since they have so little metal in them they'd be weaker. But that means the same amount of pressure gets applied over a smaller area, so you end up effectively applying more braking force. In use, they feel just like anything else but there's probably a lot of maths behind that
tried some of the supercheapo lifeline ones off wiggle, seem better than xt icetec... definately noticed a difference
superstar basic cheap ones have been great.
I find the two piece shimano ones, with the big black spiders, and smaller brake surfaces, warp less on brake dragging alpine descents.
Out of the Alps, I've been fine with cheap superstar discs.