Sintered or organic brake pads for the road?

arctine · 29 Jan 2012 at 18:10

Title says all really, I'm after some new brake pads and have been told EBC are the way to go.

Found brake pads that will fit my bike but now I'm unsure whether or not sintered or organic are more suitable for the road? There's not much price difference in them, about 5 quid.

After researching I've found mixed opinions based on things I don't really understand

So I pass it over to the experienced minds of OcUk's bikers.

Ghosteh · 29 Jan 2012 at 18:34

From what I remember, I think sintered can wear your disks quicker, but perform better in the rain, and organic will cause less wear, but aren't as good in the rain.
But on a bike I suppose, organic is the way to go, as I doubt the braking power is reduced significantly enough for you to be affected, as you're not really looking to brake so hard as to lock the wheels. And will give you the longer life on your disks.

partypooper · 29 Jan 2012 at 18:57

go sintered,organic wont last five minutes,ive always used sintered pads for years and discs are still original ones,could go for cheaper goldfren sintered pads,i havnt noticed any difference coming from ebc to goldfren

kidloco · 29 Jan 2012 at 19:43

Tried many pads over the years, always end up going back to EBC HH Sintered for the road. Just great pads.

arctine · 29 Jan 2012 at 19:56

kidloco said:
Tried many pads over the years, always end up going back to EBC HH Sintered for the road. Just great pads.

These were the ones that I was looking at. They seem reasonably priced so I think I'll go with those.

Danm54 · 29 Jan 2012 at 21:26

kidloco said:
Tried many pads over the years, always end up going back to EBC HH Sintered for the road. Just great pads.

These, coupled with the 6 pots on my gixxer they provide awesome stopping power!

Rilot · 29 Jan 2012 at 22:41

kidloco said:
Tried many pads over the years, always end up going back to EBC HH Sintered for the road. Just great pads.

Same. Excellent pads for road riding.

partypooper · 29 Jan 2012 at 23:42

any of you tried the goldfren hh pads? £22 delivered for both sides front pads,just as good as ebc imo

Souleh · 30 Jan 2012 at 02:41

Goldfren arent bad for commuting but thats where id draw the line..

SBS pads are great for road and track and cheap too. Id say better than EBC