Anyone else tried these, specifically Saint?
They work great and seem good value, but I found them a bugger to change. Obviously it's slightly trickier to install them, as there are 5 parts instead of 3, which is to be expected. But, I also found that the retaining pin holes in the backing plates didnt line up with the holes in the spring. It took a fair amount of bending the spring around to get the pin through, certainly didnt work straight out the packet.
It seems like a good idea to 'prep' replacement pads and springs before hand (especially in winter!) or reuse an original spring or one that definitely fits.
Or is it just me...?!
Aparently they're not allowed in London.
They are appealing the use of them for London.
Didn't hav he spring issue, but found them very fiddly to change trailside on a hungover uplift day when I was really keen to get back on the trail
..ah, I get it now.
Slotted straight in no problems - SLX calipers.
Maybe I had a couple of dodgy sets.
Do you really need to save money on your brakes? I have never used them (wouldnt) but one of the lads in morzine was changing them daily & seemed to have no end of issues compared to those of us using the genuine item.
Given the price of Icetech pads, it's worth shopping around for alternatives.
No issues with the Race compound once fitted, life's as long as the originals, performance is good, all at 25% of the price.
I just binned my zee uberbike fins. They were just so fiddly. Genuine or 1 part replacememt for now.
Purely cosmetic ..do you ever find yourself in a situation where you need the cooling ability of the fins ?
What you will also notice if you compare like for like is that you are sacrificing some pad thickness to accommodate the fin ..therefore paying more for less.
They look funky though !
I really dont know if the fin helps, maybe I'm a sucker for believing the advertising spiel? Or maybe it does help, not conducted a controlled experiment.
But did do several 2000m descents this summer, and spent 3 months riding some big mountains, so hopefully there was some benefit.
I found the race compound brilliant but turns out my Saint calipers were the older version and the finned bits won't fit. Have used the pads without the fins without problem except that once they get worn down a bit the pistons are too far out of my slightly knackered calipers. Have used the finned ones in SLX/XT brakes with no problems changing them.
They did work, you could feel the heat on the finned area. however, the pad compound sucks and I found I couldn't get small enough dead space so had a lot of lever throw. I binned them after a couple of rides. I've stuck to OE shimano finned or standard organic pads.
