Ron Damon

Those of you running Metal/Sintered brake pads on one wheel AND Resin/Organic brake pads on the other wheel, which brake pad type are you running on what wheel and why?

Polaris OBark

I run metal/sintered brake pads on the left side, and resin/organic pads on the right side. When the bicycle is rolling forward, the angular momentum vectors point toward the left side, so I find the left pads benefit from a longer-wearing material. Also, I am deaf in my left ear, so the added noise doesn't bother me.

Ron Damon

Thanks. I am aware of that use case, but it is not the use case I asked about.

surak

I recently put new pads in my rain bike -- metal pads for the front and resin for the rear. Metal tends to be stronger and fades less, but is louder with a tendency to squeal when wet. Organic is fine for the rear as I don't want to grab too much rear brake and lose traction.

I tried it out today and ironically the front was silent and the rear was a bit noisy. Albeit this was in dry conditions.

Polaris OBark

You are?

I thought I had just made it up, and the totally BS justification would have made that clear. (Sorry.)

Have a friend put them in and tell him/her/them/whatever not to tell you whether the metal pads are in the front or back. I am willing to bet you won't know the difference until you look.

Polaris OBark

Spring can't come soon enough.

PeteHski

I’m waiting for someone to argue the case for resin front and metal rear 😂

But seriously, there is no reason to be mixing pad types. Sintered pads are harder wearing and more heat resistant (less fade). Organic pads are quieter with better feel/modulation.

So I use organic pads for everything except a trip to the big mountains, where sintered pads are a better option for long technical descents.

Ron Damon

No, actually, if you search the MTB forums some people do exactly what you suggested earlier. It is real. Turns out reality is more clever than you. In any case, why did you make things up, in your mind, of course?

Polaris OBark

It was 72° F here today, and I had a great ride.

Enjoy playing around with your brake pads.

urbanknight

Quiet up front where I can hear but noisy in the back where people behind me will be annoyed?
I want the rear brake stronger because I'm scared of going over the bars in a panic stop?

Ron Damon

So, you made up a fictitious answer to a question that wasn't asked? The dark and the isolation of winter really does a number on some people psychologically. Are you hearing voices? Hallucinating too, perhaps? You are clearly unwell. We all hope that Spring does come soon lest you continue to be afflicted by these disturbing psychotic episodes.

Polaris OBark

It seemed like a more appropriate place than my pancreas.

Polaris OBark

I have this on my 2008 mountain bike. The claim is that resin pads allow greater modulation, and metal pads are more grabby. I figured I was less likely to go over the bars that way (and I had an extra single set of metal pads).

In practice, it appears to make no difference.

Polaris OBark

OK, I get that my reply was inane. But don't you think it is just a wee bit of a stretch to assert it was insane?

wheelreason

"You were serious about dat?"....

Polaris OBark

Nope.

smd4

Never had this quandary with rim brakes.

Just sayin’.

79pmooney

Koolstops up front, Shimanos in back? Or vice versa?

surak

Good for you, but I have had to change from using single to dual compound pads for my tandem because single Kool Stop salmon compound squealed like a mofo on the front. And it still stops like ass compared to with disc brakes.

Just sayin'.

smd4

Try a quality pad like Swiss Stop.

Just sayin.’

smd4

Neither.

surak

Never had to do so much research on what brand brake pads to use with disc brakes.

Just sayin'.

CrimsonEclipse

Never had this dilemma with a unicycle.

Super Sayan...

PeteHski

This is not a real quandary, but if it helps you to feel good about your rim brakes then that’s a positive.

csport

ftfy