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Hi all , got some new xt brakes on back order and would like to have some spare pads in my bag , what after Market pads do you recommend ?

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Ian


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 1:38 pm
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Superstar Kevlar


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 1:39 pm
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Anyone else ?


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 6:40 pm
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discopads.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 6:43 pm
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What are the discopads like ?


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 6:46 pm
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Superstar sintered.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 7:30 pm
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Superstar sintered for me. 4 sets for about £20 and they still seem to last ages.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 7:35 pm
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+1 for the kevlar.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 8:02 pm
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Superstar Kevlar.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 8:05 pm
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Aztec are the best non-Shimano spares for these brakes, though none but Shimano have fins.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 8:05 pm
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Used Discopads on Hayes and Shimano and they have been great.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 8:30 pm
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I found Clarks pads to be as good as EBC.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 8:50 pm
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disco are great,never had an issue,don't bother with Superstar,unless you like being told it's your fault,if ever there's a problem.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 9:09 pm
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Superstar Sintered for winter, Kevlar for summer


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 9:11 pm
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disco are great,never had an issue,don't bother with Superstar,unless you like being told it's your fault,if ever there's a problem.

If you encounter problems fitting brake pads then it probably [i]is[/i] your fault 😛


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 10:05 pm
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Superstar have had some problems with Avid's daft brake pad fitting system, to be fair. I think the moral of the story was that you can get away with buying crap brakes, and you can get away with buying cheap pads, but you can't do both.

I used nothing else apart from Superstar Kevlar, they've been close to flawless. One pad chunked up a bit in hard use, another glazed a bit in France and needed scrubbed off again. But still, better record than Shimano OEM and Disco.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 10:09 pm
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Uber bike pads are great worth a go, few of us have been using them for past year with no issues

http://www.uberbikecomponents.com/


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 10:36 pm
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I think the moral of the story was that you can get away with buying crap brakes, and you can get away with buying cheap pads, but you can't do both.

-has been using avid brakes with superstar pads for a few years now-

Changing Avid pads can be fiddly though I guess.


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 10:40 pm
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aren't all makes essentially the same, just a few alternative compounds available? That's the way I see it, have been fine with superstar, ebc, shimano, clarks, avid, magura etc


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 10:52 pm
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disco are great,never had an issue,don't bother with Superstar,unless you like being told it's your fault,if ever there's a problem.

If you encounter problems fitting brake pads then it probably is your fault

never said I had a problem fitting them.

I was referring to the fact that superstar told me it was my fault that they de-laminated after one ride,btw,I've been building/repairing bikes for over 30 yrs.
and have never had any other brake pad fail in that way. 😀


 
Posted : 18/12/2011 11:11 pm
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Brakes arrived this morning but no one seems to list after Market pads for the br- m785 can anyone give me a link please,


 
Posted : 21/12/2011 2:42 pm
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[edit] Sorry, duff info


 
Posted : 21/12/2011 2:49 pm
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Anyone ?


 
Posted : 21/12/2011 7:00 pm
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I've just bought the same set of brakes from rose bikes, superstar do pads for them, but they do not have the fins on them. The pad code you need for them is S5.


 
Posted : 21/12/2011 8:07 pm
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Link to pad chart and pad identifier.


 
Posted : 21/12/2011 8:16 pm
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Thanks Jim


 
Posted : 22/12/2011 8:54 am