Metallic, Resin....

Discussion in 'Pads' started by Derkderkall, Oct 9, 2018.


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  1. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Cherry Poppin the brake pad forum... oooooooooooo yeah.

    Need some new front pads on my bike. Brakes are Shimano Deore XT M8000, Shimano site says resin comes standard, (I looked up my order history on Jenson and that listing says ceramic?).

    I'm thinking maybe trying the sintered replacements... for the following reasons - from reading Art's cyclery post.

    200 lb load on the bike
    better heat dissipation for my cheapo rotors,
    Better wear on the downhills,

    So... what do you run, any input on pad material... experiences...
     
  2. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I use resin for silent braking.

    That said, I needed pads and all that were available at that moment were metallic. They're on the back of the XTC and I've been pleasantly surprised so far. My previous experiences with them were not happy making.

    Metallic pads may last longer but will also wear out the disc faster. Whether that costs more in the long run is out of scope for this reply.:whistling:
     
  3. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    My M8000s came with metal pads. I replaced them with Shimano's JO2A resin pads.
    The metals work great, last longer, but can get noisy during hard efforts. Not Sram noisy but...
    JO2As are silent, and strong but don't last as long.
    I carry the metal pads as a spare set.
     
  4. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Ceramic may be referring to the Caliper Pistons on your XT brakes.

    Metallic pads are noisy....but they last forever.

    Resins/Organic pads are much quieter and are a little more sticky....but they wear like chalk.

    Resins are also inexpensive, especially when you do the steel backer/non finned pads($6 per caliper).

    I run Resin pads on all our bikes. On the hardtails, I really didn’t find an advantage to the finned pads.
     
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  5. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29

    You're right, I just re-read the Jenson listing and ceramic was for the piston. And like @rossage the pads were metallic.
     
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  6. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
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  7. pperrelle

    pperrelle iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Oracle, AZ
    Name:
    Paul
    Current Bike:
    Ripley V4 & Ripmo V2
    Another one for resin.
     
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  8. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    +Resin. Things to consider, I'm not a downhiller, weigh a buck 50. Never used metallic but have heard everything people have said here.
     
  9. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Resin all the way! I keep several in stock in the garage and an extra pair in my Camelbak.
    Metal are noisy and eat up my rotors.
     
  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Derek, you’ve ridden with me a few times and we both have XT brakes. Did my brakes seem noisy to you? I was wearing out resin pads like too fast so a few years ago I switched to metal pads and never looked back. They do last longer. Its these long steep downhill runs we have here that kill out pads fast.
     
  11. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    Resin resin and more resin. I've never had luck with the metal pads, they stop good but make racket under heavy use. When I built up my hightower the new XT brakes came with metal pads and I was bound and determined to try and use em up. Then along came trail 120 which is a brake burner deluxe. About 1/3 of the way down I thought I was gonna go deaf and by the end of the ride the rotors were shot. I knew better and had extra resins hanging on the wall but thought I could sneak one more ride out of em.
     
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  12. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    It's ridng your brakes that wears out the pads on those long steep downhill runs. :p:D
     
  13. Diytypeofguy

    Diytypeofguy Member

    Location:
    Rancho Cucamonga
    Name:
    Henry Sanchez
    Current Bike:
    Epic HT
    I run resin in the front and metallic in rear. I weigh 230 and I went through the resin in the rear too fast.
     
  14. Redman

    Redman iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Henderson, Nv
    Name:
    Kevin
    Current Bike:
    SC OG Hightower 29'r
    resin front and back.

    metallics seem to fade on long DH"s
     
  15. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Just how much faster than 35pmh (on dirt) do I have to go before you stop saying that?! :eek:
     
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  16. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    I am probably the lone non Shimano brake user and my Magura’s came with organic pads and work very well. No noises of any kind.
     
  17. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Nah, we have Magura Gustav DH on the tandem, and I have been quite happy with my Guides.....so far.
     
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  18. Obsidian

    Obsidian iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Costa Mesa
    Name:
    Obsidian
    Current Bike:
    27.5 Intense Tracer
    I have never tried resin. Always metallic. I am happy with them, and they only rarely make noise if you do not bed them in properly.
     
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  19. Ebruner

    Ebruner Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Erik Bruner
    Current Bike:
    22' Nomad, 22' Trance x 29
    For me resin pads on my xc bike and metallic on my hightower. The resins work fine too on my big bike on everything but park days. I can go through a set of resin pads in a single day at N* or mammoth. The metallics are noisy, especially when they get dusty... but I need the fade resistance of the metallic pads. Even with 200mm rotors front and back, I can melt down a set of resin pads on a full mid mountain to the bottom run at mammoth if I run it non-stop.
     
  20. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    hell ya! Get rad baby!
     
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  21. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
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  22. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    LOL, that's what I like about you.

    BTW, Relive says I hit 36.0mph blasting down the mountain yesterday. I can only hope that this holds some merit... :laugh:
     
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  23. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Only 36???
     
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  24. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Like you've ever gone faster (on dirt). :p
     
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  25. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    It'll do...
    The first one is dirt and the second one is from the Tehachapi Gran Fondo last month.
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  26. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I bet you could beat your dirt speed record by dropping down the Kamikazee run.
     
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  27. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    Metallic on the inside, resin on the outside.
     
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  28. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I didn't see that coming. Sounds totally Punk.
     
  29. MrGreedom

    MrGreedom Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Name:
    Ryan
    Current Bike:
    BH Lynx6
    Expound upon this rational please.
     
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  30. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    I don't actually know... :oops: I get my pads from my mechanic. He puts 'em on and bleeds 'em for me for a six pack plus the steeply discounted price of the pads. Whatever the XT (MT8000s) came with, probably. They don't make much noise - maybe a little when wet or when hot. I think I go through a set about every 6-8 months. I carry a spare pair with me in my pack, but I don't know what material they are either. :confused: I do know how to change them, so I got that going for me...which is nice.

    I have heard of the one metallic and one resin on each end of the bike. Not sure the theory on that, but I know people do it. (Shrugging emoji)
     


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